How Immigration Can Revitalize Cities' Faltering Economies

Neal Peirce discusses how cities with faltering economies can benefit from immigration.

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June 3, 2004, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Is immigration a real elixir for faltering urban economies? Yes, reply activists in a number of low-immigration cities, among them Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Schenectady and Louisville....Toronto, Herman suggests, is typical of cities where burgeoning immigrant clusters have sparked waves of technology start-ups, small neighborhood proprietorship, real estate investment and international trade. Why? It's apparently the combination of sheer immigrant energy with globalization..."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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Community / Economic Development United States

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