Observations on very recent immigration trends for your City

[3rd&Brown]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

I've noticed this too.

Because Middlesex County is perhaps the cultural heart of the South Asian diaspora in the United States and it's closer to Jersey City? And vis a vis the same for East Asians but that cultural heart is Flushing? At least as it relates to the East Coast.

[RST500]

Stats for new immigrants in 2022:

New York City - 41 Countries Dominican Republic: 19,622 China: 15,512 India: 15,269 Ecuador: 6,269 Jamaica: 4,999 Bangladesh: 4,947 Colombia: 4,661 El Salvador: 4,565 Mexico: 3,108 Philippines: 2,633 Honduras: 2,522 Guyana: 2,401 Pakistan: 2,400 South Korea: 2,303 Egypt: 2,286 Haiti: 2,229 Uzbekistan: 2,207 Brazil: 2,191 Guatemala: 1,879 Albania: 1,847 Ukraine: 1,757 Nepal: 1,683 Peru: 1,608 Nigeria: 1,538 Turkey: 1,527 Russia: 1,476 Georgia: 1,462 Yemen: 1,441 Venezuela: 1,427 United Kingdom: 1,344 Ghana: 1,223 Trinidad and Tobago: 1,074 Canada: 1,060 France: 863 Israel: 826 Italy: 733 Morocco: 726 Poland: 703 Cuba: 561 Japan: 574 Sri Lanka: 531

Washington DC - 20 Countries El Salvador: 5,794 India: 4,751 Afghanistan: 2,105 Cameroon: 1,645 China: 1,523 Ethiopia: 1,360 Honduras: 1,268 Guatemala: 1,146 Nepal: 1,020 Pakistan: 861 South Korea: 708 Nigeria: 702 Mexico: 698 Philippines: 694 Venezuela: 679 Sierra Leon: 637 Brazil: 618 Peru: 616 Ghana: 572 Bolivia: 564

Los Angeles - 19 Countries Mexico: 13,216 China: 8,179 El Salvador: 4,005 South Korea: 3,525 Vietnam: 3,190 Philippines: 3,116 India: 3,063 Armenia: 2,356 Guatemala: 2,010 Iran: 1,939 Russia: 943 Brazil: 850 Honduras: 717 United Kingdom: 716 Taiwan: 693 Canada: 666 Japan: 635 Egypt: 597 Ukraine: 535

Miami/Fort Lauderdale - 18 Countries Cuba: 19,527 Venezuela: 6,536 Colombia: 4,733 Brazil: 3,435 Haiti: 2,952 Jamaica: 2,586 Honduras: 1,856 Dominican Republic: 1,754 Argentina: 1,374 Nicaragua: 1,236 Peru: 1,235 Philippines: 1,125 Mexico: 1,119 India: 1,049 Ecuador: 862 Guatemala: 762 Russia: 681 El Salvador: 630

Houston - 16 Countries Mexico: 7,595 India: 4,025 El Salvador: 2,284 Vietnam: 2,092 Cuba: 2,010 Venezuela: 1,783 China: 1,642 Nigeria: 1,572 Honduras: 1,362 Pakistan: 1,052 Philippines: 809 Colombia: 729 Iran: 596 Afghanistan: 573 Brazil: 545 United Kingdom: 527

Dallas/Fort Worth - 13 Countries Mexico: 8,146 India: 7,827 Nepal: 1,295 El Salvador: 1,246 China: 1,125 Vietnam: 1,122 Nigeria: 959 Venezuela: 766 Pakistan: 680 Afghanistan: 552 South Korea: 545 Honduras: 544 Brazil: 502

San Francisco - 12 Countries India: 8,586 China: 5,870 Mexico: 3,839 Philippines: 1,156 Guatemala: 1,152 El Salvador: 1,132 Vietnam: 810 Afghanistan: 673 Brazil: 635 South Korea: 603 Canada: 532 Nepal: 519

Seattle/Tacoma - 10 Countries India: 5,970 China: 4,395 Mexico: 1,892 Afghanistan: 1,131 Vietnam: 1,019 Ukraine: 711 Philippines: 709 South Korea: 670 Canada: 589 Ethiopia: 524

Boston - 10 Countries Dominican Republic: 3,364 India: 2,803 China: 2,722 Brazil: 2,266 El Salvador: 1,068 Haiti: 899 Colombia: 703 Cabo Verde: 702 Guatemala: 628 Vietnam: 505

Chicago - 9 Countries Mexico: 6,852 India: 5,472 China: 1,625 Philippines: 1,302 Ukraine: 1,256 Poland: 925 Pakistan: 653 Jordan: 591 Kyrgyzstan: 519

Orlando - 9 Countries Brazil: 2,570 Venezuela: 2,523 Philippines: 1,444 Colombia: 1,062 Dominican Republic: 903 India: 782 Cuba: 777 Haiti: 694 Jamaica: 620

San Jose - 7 Countries India: 6,918 China: 5,014 Mexico: 1,708 Vietnam: 1,547 Taiwan: 773 South Korea: 647 Philippines: 553

Atlanta - 8 Countries India: 5,006 Mexico: 1,926 Vietnam: 1,025 China: 910 South Korea: 731 Nigeria: 709 Jamaica: 682 Brazil: 584

Detroit - 8 Countries India: 5,232 Yemen: 1,511 Mexico: 909 Bangladesh: 727 Albania: 655 Lebanon: 577 China: 527 Iraq: 510

Philadelphia - 6 Countries India: 3,532 Dominican Republic: 1,680 China: 1,327 Mexico: 754 Uzbekistan: 560 Italy: 502

Riverside/San Bernardino - 5 Countries Mexico: 6,159 China: 1,367 India: 804 Philippines: 647 El Salvador: 526

San Diego - 5 Countries Mexico: 4,952 India: 1,472 China: 827 Philippines: 742 Afghanistan: 544

Tampa - 5 Countries Cuba: 3,228 India: 1,303 Colombia: 674 Mexico: 607 Venezuela: 526

Sacramento - 5 Countries India: 1,577 Afghanistan: 1,273 Mexico: 1,231 China: 565 Ukraine: 527

Charlotte - 4 Countries India: 2,142 Philippines: 1,684 Mexico: 733 Honduras: 572

Las Vegas - 4 Countries Mexico: 1,823 Cuba: 772 Philippines: 722 China: 589

Austin - 3 Countries India: 2,618 Mexico: 2,066 Cuba: 583

Baltimore - 3 Countries India: 1,254 El Salvador: 682 Nepal: 569

Portland, OR - 3 Countries Mexico: 1,217 India: 996 China: 523

San Antonio - 3 Countries Mexico: 2,684 Afghanistan: 555 India: 522

Nashville - 3 Countries Philippines: 1,144 Egypt: 653 India: 645

Phoenix - 2 Countries Mexico: 4,843 India: 1,892

Minneapolis/St. Paul - 2 Countries India: 1,278 Mexico: 784

Denver - 2 Countries Mexico: 2,263 India: 724

Cincinnati - 2 Countries Philippines: 1,453 India: 813

Providence - 2 Countries Dominican Republic: 1,060 Guatemala: 523

Kansas City - 2 Countries Mexico: 691 India: 559

Stockton - 2 Countries India: 1,401 Mexico: 758

Fresno - 2 Countries Mexico: 1,394 India: 703

Columbus, OH - 1 Country India: 1,339

Raleigh - 1 Country India: 1,997

Indianapolis - 1 Country India: 1,027

El Paso - 1 Country Mexico: 3,537

Louisville - 1 Country Cuba: 1,079


St. Louis - 1 Country India: 951 Jacksonville - 1 Country India: 544

Salt Lake City - 1 Country Mexico: 885

Hartford - 1 Country India: 743 Worcester - 1 Country India: 674

Pittsburgh - 1 Country India: 858

Richmond - 1 Country India: 856 Fort Myers - 1 Country Cuba: 1,180

Trenton - 1 Country India: 1,039

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown

Because Middlesex County is perhaps the cultural heart of the South Asian diaspora in the United States and it's closer to Jersey City? And vis a vis the same for East Asians but that cultural heart is Flushing? At least as it relates to the East Coast.

I doubt it... LIC is pretty disconnected from Flushing, and JC is even more disconnected from Middlesex County. But, for roughly the past decade, I have noticed a distinct trend of the south Asian millennial immigrant professional class strongly preferring Jersey City over pretty much any other area around NYC. The east Asian millennial immigrant professional class preference for LIC is less strong, but definitely noticeable.

[3rd&Brown]

I was in Dublin Ireland last week and I noticed an exceptional number of Brazilians in the city center. I googled it and apparently the number of Brazilians has gone up five fold in Dublin in the last five years, from approx 8K to 40K people.

Super interesting dynamic.

[RST500]

Breakdown of new immigrants for 2022 by geographic origin.

Asia/Oceania

60,328 New York
33,008 Los Angeles
23,175 San Francisco/Oakland
17,865 San Jose
17,620 Seattle
16,470 Dallas/Fort Worth
16,156 Washington DC
14,237 Chicago
14,077 Houston
10,195 Atlanta

9,714 Boston
9,496 Philadelphia
7,673 Detroit
6,010 Sacramento
5,781 San Diego
5,163 Austin
5,117 Charlotte
4,965 Riverside/San Bernardino
4,908 Miami
4,322 Phoenix

3,943 Orlando
3,802 Baltimore
3,512 Cincinnati
3,390 Minneapolis/St. Paul
3,313 Portland
3,280 Raleigh
2,871 Denver
2,843 Nashville
2,842 Tampa
2,718 Columbus

2,423 Las Vegas
2,216 Pittsburgh
2,172 St. Louis
2,048 Indianapolis
2,020 San Antonio
1,724 Honolulu
1,693 Richmond
1,476 Hartford
1,431 Jacksonville
1,430 Kansas City

1,402 Cleveland
1,257 Buffalo
1,254 Milwaukee
1,234 Memphis
1,149 Salt Lake City
1,100 Louisville
1,025 Providence
985 Oklahoma City
925 Virginia Beach/Norfolk
670 Rochester

587 New Orleans
541 Tucson
514 Birmingham
506 Grand Rapids


Other North America

40,753 New York
32,748 Miami
9,722 Washington DC
8,187 Los Angeles
7,248 Houston
7,021 Boston
4,944 Tampa
3,897 Orlando
3,526 San Francisco/Oakland
3,388 Philadelphia

3,214 Dallas/Fort Worth
3,048 Atlanta
2,025 Providence
1,614 Baltimore
1,589 Las Vegas
1,393 Charlotte
1,376 Riverside/San Bernardino
1,375 New Orleans
1,354 Chicago
1,332 Louisville

1,331 Austin
1,249 Seattle
1,044 Phoenix
890 Jacksonville
827 Hartford
775 San Jose
766 Nashville
710 San Antonio
595 Detroit
587 San Diego

586 Richmond
569 Indianapolis
543 Raleigh
535 Denver
494 Portland
486 Minneapolis/St. Paul
471 Cincinnati
467 Kansas City
452 Columbus
384 Virginia Beach/Norfolk

383 Sacramento
315 Memphis
292 Salt Lake City
261 Grand Rapids
256 Pittsburgh
254 Cleveland
252 Rochester
218 St. Louis
207 Oklahoma City
192 Buffalo

144 Milwaukee
138 Birmingham
118 Tucson
65 Honolulu


Mexico

13,216 Los Angeles
8,146 Dallas/Fort Worth
7,595 Houston
6,852 Chicago
6,159 Riverside/San Bernardino
4,952 San Diego
4,843 Phoenix
3,389 San Francisco/Oakland
3,108 New York
2,684 San Antonio

2,263 Denver
2,066 Austin
1,926 Atlanta
1,892 Seattle
1,823 Las Vegas
1,708 San Jose
1,231 Sacramento
1,217 Portland
1,191 Tucson
1,119 Miami

909 Detroit
885 Salt Lake City
784 Minneapolis/St. Paul
754 Philadelphia
733 Charlotte
729 Oklahoma City
698 Washington DC
691 Kansas City
607 Tampa
536 Milwaukee

485 Indianapolis
482 Orlando
439 Nashville
391 Raleigh
367 Memphis
334 St. Louis
291 Boston
269 Cleveland
239 Grand Rapids
216 Louisville

215 Columbus
176 Birmingham
142 Baltimore
127 New Orleans
113 Providence
101 Richmond
86 Pittsburgh
59 Hartford
40 Rochester
N/A Buffalo

N/A Cincinnati
N/A Honolulu
N/A Jacksonville
N/A Virginia Beach/Norfolk


South America

19,575 New York
18,839 Miami
6,890 Orlando
3,664 Houston
3,508 Boston
3,038 Washington DC
2,623 Los Angeles
2,081 Tampa
1,990 Dallas/Fort Worth
1,839 Atlanta

1,749 Chicago
1,370 San Francisco/Oakland
1,351 Philadelphia
906 Seattle
743 Charlotte
725 Salt Lake City
706 Austin
591 San Diego
548 Minneapolis/St. Paul
533 Riverside/San Bernardino

492 Denver
466 Jacksonville
464 San Jose
458 Phoenix
458 Providence
445 Detroit
442 Nashville
436 Las Vegas
431 Hartford
355 Raleigh

337 Baltimore
335 Indianapolis
328 Portland
323 San Antonio
314 Columbus
293 Memphis
245 St. Louis
244 Cincinnati
244 Kansas City
224 Pittsburgh

216 Richmond
190 New Orleans
182 Sacramento
178 Cleveland
160 Virginia Beach/Norfolk
134 Oklahoma City
129 Milwaukee
120 Louisville
105 Rochester
84 Birmingham

73 Honolulu
71 Buffalo
70 Tucson
46 Grand Rapids


Africa

10,929 New York
7,877 Washington DC
4,289 Dallas/Fort Worth
3,858 Houston
3,080 Boston
2,945 Philadelphia
2,891 Atlanta
2,479 Minneapolis/St. Paul
2,258 Columbus
2,257 Seattle

2,047 Los Angeles
2,027 Chicago
1,684 Baltimore
1,242 San Francisco/Oakland
1,160 Nashville
1,154 Orlando
1,120 Indianapolis
1,092 Cincinnati
1,018 Phoenix
988 Denver

946 Louisville
826 Charlotte
817 Miami
812 Providence
796 Kansas City
725 Austin
645 Detroit
606 Raleigh
601 Tampa
528 Riverside/San Bernardino

516 Portland
446 St. Louis
419 San Jose
416 San Antonio
409 Cleveland
397 Las Vegas
366 San Diego
331 Richmond
327 Virginia Beach/Norfolk
319 Pittsburgh

313 Oklahoma City
311 Salt Lake City
308 Hartford
303 Sacramento
285 Buffalo
285 Grand Rapids
235 Tucson
224 Jacksonville
219 Milwaukee
214 Memphis
176 Rochester

133 Birmingham
117 New Orleans
33 Honolulu


Europe

13,617 New York
5,192 Chicago
4,468 Los Angeles
4,004 Miami
2,733 Boston
2,648 San Francisco/Oakland
2,491 Seattle
2,273 Philadelphia
1,917 Washington DC
1,823 San Jose

1,706 Houston
1,625 Detroit
1,184 Dallas/Fort Worth
1,172 Tampa
1,157 Sacramento
1,124 Atlanta
1,032 San Diego
900 Austin
880 Portland
875 Orlando

700 Phoenix
666 Charlotte
559 Denver
528 Jacksonville
527 Cleveland
501 Minneapolis/St. Paul
422 Las Vegas
398 Riverside/San Bernardino
392 Hartford
350 St. Louis

340 Baltimore
325 Raleigh
310 Pittsburgh
276 Providence
270 Columbus
249 Milwaukee
248 Cincinnati
223 San Antonio
219 Nashville
210 Virginia Beach/Norfolk

193 Salt Lake City
170 Indianapolis
170 Rochester
145 Buffalo
124 Richmond
107 Honolulu
100 Louisville
98 New Orleans
88 Grand Rapids
87 Tucson

68 Memphis
44 Birmingham
N/A Kansas City
N/A Oklahoma City

[RST500]

The diversity of immigration:

Boston - 37.8%
Dominican Republic: 12.8%
India: 10.6%
China: 10.3%
Brazil: 8.6%
El Salvador: 4.1%

Philadelphia - 39.0%
India: 17.6%
Dominican Republic: 8.3%
China: 6.6%
Mexico: 3.7%
Uzbekistan: 2.8%

Washington DC - 40.1%
El Salvador: 14.7%
India: 12.0%
Afghanistan: 5.3%
Cameroon: 4.2%
China: 3.9%

New York City - 41.4%
Dominican Republic - 13.2%
China: 10.4%
India: 10.3%
Ecuador: 4.2%
Jamaica: 3.3%

Atlanta - 45.7%
India: 23.8%
Mexico: 9.2%
Vietnam: 4.9%
China: 4.3%
South Korea: 3.5%

Houston - 47.1%
Mexico: 19.9%
India: 10.5%
El Salvador: 6.0%
Vietnam: 5.5%
Cuba: 5.2%

Orlando - 49.5%
Brazil: 14.9%
Venezuela: 14.8%
Philippines: 8.4%
Colombia: 6.2%
Dominican Republic: 5.2%

Los Angeles - 50.4%
Mexico: 20.8%
China: 12.8%
El Salvador: 6.3%
South Korea: 5.5%
Vietnam: 5.0%

Tampa - 52.0%
Cuba: 26.3%
India: 10.6%
Colombia: 5.5%
Mexico: 5.3%
Venezuela: 4.3%

Chicago - 52.3%
Mexico: 21.7%
India: 17.3%
China: 5.1%
Philippines: 4.2%
Ukraine: 4.0%

Seattle/Tacoma - 54.7%
India: 22.6%
China: 16.6%
Mexico: 7.3%
Afghanistan: 4.3%
Vietnam: 3.9%

Sacramento - 55.9%
India: 17.0%
Afghanistan: 13.7%
Mexico: 13.2%
China: 6.1%
Ukraine: 5.9%

Dallas/Fort Worth - 56.2%
Mexico: 23.1%
India: 22.2%
Nepal: 3.7%
El Salvador: 3.6%
Vietnam: 3.6%

San Francisco - 58.4%
India: 24.3%
China: 16.6%
Mexico: 10.9%
Philippines: 3.3%
Guatemala: 3.3%

Miami/Fort Lauderdale - 59.5%
Cuba: 31.3%
Venezuela: 10.5%
Colombia: 7.5%
Brazil: 5.5%
Haiti: 4.7%

San Diego - 64.2%
Mexico: 37.2%
India: 11.1%
China: 6.2%
Philippines: 5.6%
Afghanistan: 4.1%

Riverside/San Bernardino - 68.7%
Mexico: 44.1%
China: 9.8%
India: 5.7%
Philippines: 5.3%
El Salvador: 3.8%

San Jose - 71.0%
India: 31.4%
China: 22.1%
Mexico: 7.4%
Vietnam: 6.7%
Taiwan: 3.4%

Detroit - 76.3%
India: 43.9%
Yemen: 12.6%
Mexico: 7.8%
Bangladesh: 6.1%
Albania: 5.9%

[iheartthed]

I thought it might help to see those 2022 immigration numbers in aggregate form:

Metro - Total 2022 Immigrants (% of total US immigrants, % of metro population)

1. New York - 148,310 (18.3%, 0.736%)
2. Los Angeles - 63,549 (7.8%, 0.481%)
3. Miami - 62,435 (7.7%, 1.017%)
4. Washington DC - 39,408 (4.9%, 0.617%)
5. Houston - 38,148 (4.7%, 0.536%)
6. San Francisco/Oakland - 35,350 (4.4%, 0.744%)
7. Dallas/Fort Worth - 35,293 (4.3%, 0.462%)
8. Chicago - 31,411 (3.9%, 0.327%)
9. Seattle - 26,415 (3.3%, 0.657%)
10. Boston - 26,347 (3.2%, 0.533%)
11. San Jose - 23,054 (2.8%, 1.152%)
12. Atlanta - 21,023 (2.6%, 0.345%)
13. Philadelphia - 20,207 (2.5%, 0.324%)
14. Orlando - 17,241 (2.1%, 0.645%)
15. Riverside/San Bernardino - 13,959 (1.7%, 0.303%)
16. San Diego - 13,309 (1.6%, 0.403%)
17. Phoenix - 12,385 (1.5%, 0.256%)
18. Tampa - 12,247 (1.5%, 0.386%)
19. Detroit - 11,892 (1.5%, 0.271%)
20. Austin - 10,891 (1.3%, 0.477%)
21. Charlotte - 9,478 (1.2%, 0.356%)
22. Sacramento - 9,266 (1.1%, 0.387%)
23. Minneapolis/St. Paul - 8,188 (1.0%, 0.222%)
24. Baltimore - 7,919 (1.0%, 0.278%)
25. Denver - 7,708 (0.9%, 0.260%)
26. Las Vegas - 7,090 (0.9%, 0.313%)
27. Portland - 6,748 (0.8%, 0.269%)
28. San Antonio - 6,376 (0.8%, 0.249%)
29. Columbus - 6,227 (0.8%, 0.291%)
30. Nashville - 5,869 (0.7%, 0.295%)
31. Cincinnati - 5,567 (0.7%, 0.247%)
32. Raleigh - 5,500 (0.7%, 0.389%)
33. Indianapolis - 4,727 (0.6%, 0.224%)
34. Providence - 4,709 (0.6%, 0.281%)
35. Louisville - 3,814 (0.5%, 0.297%)
36. St. Louis - 3,765 (0.5%, 0.133%)
37. Kansas City - 3,628 (0.4%, 0.166%)
38. Salt Lake City - 3,555 (0.4%, 0.283%)
39. Jacksonville - 3,539 (0.4%, 0.220%)
40. Hartford - 3,493 (0.4%, 0.288%)
41. Pittsburgh - 3,411 (0.4%, 0.144%)
42. Richmond - 3,051 (0.4%, 0.232%)
43. Cleveland - 3,039 (0.4%, 0.146%)
44. Milwaukee - 2,531 (0.3%, 0.161%)
45. New Orleans - 2,494 (0.3%, 0.196%)
46. Memphis - 2,491 (0.3%, 0.186%)
47. Oklahoma City - 2,368 (0.3%, 0.166%)
48. Tucson - 2,242 (0.3%, 0.215%)
49. Virginia Beach/Norfolk - 2,006 (0.2%, 0.111%)
50. Honolulu - 2,002 (0.2%, 0.197%)
51. Buffalo - 1,950 (0.2%, 0.167%)
52. Grand Rapids - 1,425 (0.2%, 0.131%)
53. Rochester - 1,413 (0.2%, 0.130%)
54. Birmingham - 1,089 (0.1%, 0.098%)

Bolded cities absorbed an above average percentage of immigrants relative to their population. Average was 0.4337%.

[pdxtex]

Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown

I was in Dublin Ireland last week and I noticed an exceptional number of Brazilians in the city center. I googled it and apparently the number of Brazilians has gone up five fold in Dublin in the last five years, from approx 8K to 40K people.

Super interesting dynamic.

That is interesting. I wonder what the draw is? Dublin is awesome. I was there back in January and it ram packed with tourists, very lively. I remember an inordinate amount of Texas themed BBQ places. Funny.

[RST500]

California's Nepalese population is booming! Particularly in Contra Costa county.


https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects...lation-growth/

"The fastest-growing subgroup among Asian Americans was the Nepalese population, which more than tripled between 2010 and 2020, growing from 6,200 to nearly 20,000 over the last decade."

[austlar1]

Originally Posted by 3rd&Brown

I was in Dublin Ireland last week and I noticed an exceptional number of Brazilians in the city center. I googled it and apparently the number of Brazilians has gone up five fold in Dublin in the last five years, from approx 8K to 40K people.

Super interesting dynamic.

That number seems awfully high. Dublin's metro population is only around 550,000. That would mean one out of every 13 or so people in Dublin is Brazilian??

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by austlar1

That number seems awfully high. Dublin's metro population is only around 550,000. That would mean one out of every 13 or so people in Dublin is Brazilian??

Dublin metro population would be pushing 1.5 million.

[wwmiv]

Originally Posted by austlar1

That number seems awfully high. Dublin's metro population is only around 550,000. That would mean one out of every 13 or so people in Dublin is Brazilian??

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Dublin_Area

Dublin metro is ~2 million and the urban area is ~1.2 million.

[Xing]

I’m not sure if many of you are looking at this whole migrant bus situation, but here in Chicago it’s going to cause a shift in the dynamic of our Latino demographics. There’s a huge influx of Venezuelans, and I see them all the time.

Most do not have papers, so I’m assuming we won’t see the numbers for awhile. Many are still coming in. Most have been transferred to police stations, since the city is running out of places to keep them.

Also, someone tell Texas St Louis is a sanctuary city. I know it isn’t, but it could use some immigrants.

[Emprise du Lion]

Originally Posted by Xing

Also, someone tell Texas St Louis is a sanctuary city. I know it isn’t, but it could use some immigrants.

The International Institute of St. Louis is offering its help to Chicago:

St. Louis groups seek to resettle Chicago migrants to boost workforce and population

Funded primarily by donations, one program would provide housing for up to three months, job placement by local unions and assistance from immigration lawyers.

By Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
Oct 18, 2023, 6:00am CT

As the city of Chicago scrambles to shelter and find solutions for thousands of migrants who need housing and jobs, groups in St. Louis are looking to relocate some of those asylum-seekers to their town, modeling the program after similar ones it did with Afghan refugees in recent years.

The nonprofit International Institute of St. Louis is partnering with unions and philanthropic leaders to resettle hundreds — if not thousands — of Latin American migrants in their city. The goal is to bolster St. Louis’s workforce and stem its population decline.

“It could be the potential for a great relationship between both cities,” said Karlos Ramirez, vice president of Latino outreach for the International Institute. “If the [migrants] are going to be in a better place, St. Louis is going to be in a better place, and Chicago is going to be in a better place, I think everybody wins.”

The program would be funded primarily by private donors. It would provide housing for up to three months, cell phones, apprenticeship programs and job placement by local unions, and assistance from immigration lawyers, Ramirez said.

He added that St. Louis officials are “very much in line and on board with this initiative,” pointing to Mayor Tishaura Jones recently creating an Office of New Americans.

Remainder of the article is here.

The International Institute of St. Louis most recently assisted with the resettling of approximately 2,000 Afghan refugees, and they also assisted with the resettlement of the Bosnians in the 90s.

[Steely Dan]

^ that's awesome.

We need more programs like that to help disperse all of these Venezuelan refugees currently overwhelming Chicago's social services to all of the other population depleted rust belt cities.

Sounds like an across the board win for all involved:

- Cities in need of people get them.

- Refugees get more/better services.

- Chicago won't be so overwhelmed by the flood.




For clarification: I am not anti-refugee, but the current surge is crippling Chicago's ability to deal with all of them and is not at all sustainable. Spreading things around the region seems like a smart idea to me.

[streetscaper]

Originally Posted by Xing

lol pretty glaring misspelling in the headline there

[LA21st]

As of 8/1, 17,000 ukranians have arrived in la since the start of the war. Im guessing its over 20k now. Its getting noticeable in some areas.

[wwmiv]

Originally Posted by streetscaper

lol pretty glaring misspelling in the headline there

We all speak Vulgar English nowadays. Sad, but true. Language binds people together.

Hope you understand the implication I am trying to give.

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

^ that's awesome.

We need more programs like that to help disperse all of these Venezuelan refugees currently overwhelming Chicago's social services to all of the other population depleted rust belt cities.

Sounds like an across the board win for all involved:

- Cities in need of people get them.

- Refugees get more/better services.

- Chicago won't be so overwhelmed by the flood.




For clarification: I am not anti-refugee, but the current surge is crippling Chicago's ability to deal with all of them and is not at all sustainable. Spreading things around the region seems like a smart idea to me.

Maybe after there's a path to work authorization created for them. Otherwise it will just create more tent cities in places that have few resources to handle the influx.

NYC is the richest city in the world and has been struggling because the migrants are mostly in legal limbo when they come here. The ones who don't have relatives to live with are being housed in city provided shelters because they would otherwise be on the street. But Washington is in no hurry to create a pathway for them to work and establish themselves, either permanently or temporarily.

[Chisouthside]

Originally Posted by LA21st

As of 8/1, 17,000 ukranians have arrived in la since the start of the war. Im guessing its over 20k now. Its getting noticeable in some areas.

hi, where did you find this data? curious what the numbers are for chicago when it comes to ukranians.