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Detroit’s existing immigrant communities feel left out by a new proposal to attract skilled immigrants
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is pushing immigration as one solution to Detroit’s economic woes. He’s asked the Obama Administration to designate 50,000 visas to attract skilled immigrants and entrepreneurs to the bankrupt city during the next five years. But Detroit’s existing immigrant communities insist they be included in the economic strategy to bring Detroit back.
Street Fighting Man: A Detroit Documentary
Street Fighting Man is a documentary about three generations of men living on the east side of Detroit. It shows what happens to communities who have been left with no option but to fend for themselves and their families. Celeste Headlee had the opportunity to screen the film last week in Detroit and shares her reaction. […]
Mayor David Bing on the Future of Detroit
Detroit has come to represent for many Americans the worst of what the recession has done to the country’s once-indomitable manufacturing capitals. It’s now the poorest major city in the US. In the past decade, the city population has declined by 25 percent, and it’s regularly cited as among the most dangerous cities in the […]
Detroit Avoids State Takeover
Detroit has had today’s date circled on its calendar for months. Under a state statute, today marks the deadline for Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to decide how to appropriately handle Detroit’s $200 million budget deficit. Detroit is mired in $12 billion in long term-liabilities and its been estimated that the city could run out of money as […]
Detroit Mayor Hospitalized as City Nears Bankruptcy
The auto industry may be on its way back, but Detroit is close to bankruptcy. The city faces a budget deficit of $200 million and today is the deadline for a financial review panel to decide what the city’s next steps should be. But as the city’s fate hangs in the balance, Detroit Mayor Dave […]