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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Tue Dec 5 12:49:54 2006, in response to Re: New York is doomed - more proof, posted by Peter Rosa on Tue Dec 5 10:43:26 2006. Why not hit up Boston or Philly or Toronto instead? They could use the additional diversity.Canada is less of on option because the social welfare state there is no longer as generous (but still better than in the States), and Canada tries to screen out as many uneducated/unskilled immigrants as possible. Unskilled immigrants are de facto pushed towards the United States. There are a number of reasons: Tradition That's slowly less and less true these days. For example, I know of many Caribbean immigrants who didn't even set foot in NYC, but started off in Miami and have moved northward into Orlando or Atlanta for cheap housing and better work. Less hostility toward immigrants than in many other places That's another reason why NYC is still popular, but as the number of immigrants who move to other places grow, you'll see more direct immigration to those centres, especially where there's industrial work. A comprehensive social welfare system That does attract some immigrants here, but most immigrants on welfare are there because the opportunity costs of working are much higher. In contrast, down South where work is ample and housing is cheap, there's a disincentive to be on welfare even if the South had a social welfare state like New York. |
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