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Arthur Horwitz, center, shares a laugh with Gov. Rick Snyder, left, and other
panelists at last week's conference on immigration.
Can Immigration
Save Detroit?
Confab suggests influx could stem
state's population loss, boost economy.
T
he recession hit Michigan
sooner, longer and harder
than any other state in the
country, and politicians and policy
makers need to look at every angle
to help revitalize the state's economy.
Last week, they did just that at the
New Michigan Media Conference at
Wayne State University, which exam-
ined the role immigration could play
in boosting Michigan's economy.
New Michigan Media, a network
of 140 ethnic and minority media
throughout the state, of which the
Jewish News is a founding member,
hosted the conference, which focused
on "Immigration and Michigan's
Economic Future." Approximately 500
people attended.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, who
has embraced immigration as a way
to repopulate Michigan and boost
the economy, delivered the keynote
address.
"Immigrants are an integral part
of Michigan's past, and we want them
to be a big part of its future," Snyder
said. "It's clear that immigrants with
advanced college degrees can be a
positive force in creating economic
activity that benefits everyone."
New York City Michael Bloomberg
spoke at the conference via teleconfer-
ence on a panel discussion called "Can
Immigration Save Detroit?" He noted
that New York City's many immigrants
helped to limit the city's job loss to
only 1 percent in the recent reces-
sion compared to a national average
of 6 percent. "Immigrants make jobs
rather than take them," he said.
Detroit city councilman Ken Cockrel
Jr., who was also on that panel, said
while immigration might not save
Detroit, it should be a critical com-
ponent of the city's revitalization
efforts.
Arthur Horwitz, publisher and
executive editor of the Jewish News,
moderated a panel discussion later
in the day on why focusing on immi-
grants makes economic sense.
"Every study and every data point
underscore the tremendous positive
economic impact immigrant com-
munities have on the regions in which
they settle. In Michigan, 33 percent of
high-tech startup firms over the past
10 years had at least one foreign-born
founder. Immigrants are also three
times more likely to start a business
than non-immigrants. Immigrants are
job creators, consumers of goods and
services, and critical to a revitalized
Michigan," Horwitz said.
"By extending a welcome mat for
immigrants, including those who
already live in New York, Los Angeles
and other destination cities, we are
also extending a 'welcome back' mat
for our own children and grandchil-
dren to reconsider building their eco-
nomic futures in Michigan."
The conference is only the first
conversation Michigan needs to
have about immigration, according
to Hayg Oshagon, director of media
arts and studies at Wayne State
and founder and chairman of New
Michigan Media. "It is essential that
we all become engaged in this issue
because it is a key to the greater pros-
perity of our state he said. I l
Read an editorial on immigration and the
Jewish community: page 38.
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