What is Ohio doing to attract immigration? (Columbus, Cleveland: unemployment, neighborhood)

[mdovell]

If you were to tell me that Ohio would have two of the largest cities for growth in immigration in the past ten years I would have said you were nuts.

Yet here it is

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/othe...ubs/ar-AAKp0xD

This is more impressive given the last president. So what's the secret

[Natural510]

Given the list of cities in that article, I’d say cheaper COL compared to NY & CA would be a big attraction. Most of Ohio’s cities have gone out of their way to become immigrant-friendly to help replenish native population lost to the Sunbelt. Dayton has attracted a large Turkish population which has fixed up the Old North Dayton neighborhood, and Columbus (along with Minneapolis) has been the top Somali destination for decades, along with those relocating for the university & job opportunities.

[bjimmy24]

Federal programs?

[miamian in nc]

Gosh, this might make my decision whether to return to Ohio easier. Any thoughts on Cleveland as far as how it compares with the mentioned cities? It doesn't seem to appear there. Maybe Columbus or even Charlotte here in NC where I presently live might offer more opprotunities to teach English as a Second Language. I lived in Cleveland for three years. I've taught ESL to adults for over 20 years between North Carolina, and Miami (where I grew up).

[bjimmy24]

Originally Posted by miamian in nc

Gosh, this might make my decision whether to return to Ohio easier. Any thoughts on Cleveland as far as how it compares with the mentioned cities? It doesn't seem to appear there. Maybe Columbus or even Charlotte here in NC where I presently live might offer more opprotunities to teach English as a Second Language. I lived in Cleveland for three years. I've taught ESL to adults for over 20 years between North Carolina, and Miami (where I grew up).

I taught ESL in Cleveland for a few months. Honestly, anywhere that's not a big coastal city (NYC, Boston, DC, LA, SF) is pretty much the same in terms of teaching ESL, i.e. you can probably find something but not a lot.

[aab7855]

Columbus established itself as a major refugee resettlement city a while back, and when that happens it usually just snowballs from there. A city like Columbus would be chosen due to things like affordable housing and low unemployment. Other places are chosen as a means of revitalizing the local economy...Erie, PA and Utica, NY come to mind as places that were chosen for just that purpose.

[NJ Brazen_3133]

There are plenty of under employed Americans as it is that can barely afford housing in their immediate area and some of that is rural. If jobs or wages are booming in OH, its these Americans that ought to flock there.

[NJ Brazen_3133]

Originally Posted by aab7855

Columbus established itself as a major refugee resettlement city a while back, and when that happens it usually just snowballs from there. A city like Columbus would be chosen due to things like affordable housing and low unemployment. Other places are chosen as a means of revitalizing the local economy...Erie, PA and Utica, NY come to mind as places that were chosen for just that purpose.

I have been to Utica. The refugees have not revitalized anything.

[bjimmy24]

Originally Posted by aab7855

Columbus established itself as a major refugee resettlement city a while back, and when that happens it usually just snowballs from there. A city like Columbus would be chosen due to things like affordable housing and low unemployment. Other places are chosen as a means of revitalizing the local economy...Erie, PA and Utica, NY come to mind as places that were chosen for just that purpose.

Columbus was mostly just chosen arbitrarily as a destination for Somalis. Like minneapolis (which is a terrible, terrible fit for Somalis). Not sure there is anything to brag about here.

[aab7855]

I also forgot to mention Salt Lake City, Boise and Bowling Green KY as being major hubs for resettlement as well. There was a while where Amarillo, Texas of all places had the highest per capita rate of refugees.