tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post8751071462691355343..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Exodus British ColumbiaJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-42976585678298382592011-09-17T10:32:13.811-04:002011-09-17T10:32:13.811-04:00Leveraging an established talent flow is good poli...Leveraging an established talent flow is good policy. How might Pittsburgh best leverage the Asian connection? I'm much more sympathetic to an international flight subsidy than a tolerance initiative.<br /><br />It's nice to think that being more tolerant will attract more immigrants. I haven't come across anything credible that would support such an assertion.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-58895840101316981532011-09-17T08:35:52.441-04:002011-09-17T08:35:52.441-04:00DBR96A's conclusion is 100% consistent with mi...DBR96A's conclusion is 100% consistent with mine, both in the post that Jim linked to and in <a href="http://pittsblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/pittsburgh-business-here-and-there.html" rel="nofollow">earlier posts at Pittsblog</a>.Mike Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804134848037086951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-74415397377106790402011-09-10T16:45:07.006-04:002011-09-10T16:45:07.006-04:00There's xenophobia, and then there's xenop...There's xenophobia, and then there's xenophilia, which is irrational favoritism toward outsiders. The three hallmarks of a xenophile are as follows: 1) They prefer outsiders simply because they're outsiders. 2) They're indifferent at best to the local culture, and sometimes even hostile and disrespectful of it. 3) They believe that a lack of racial diversity is a symptom of racism and intolerence.<br /><br />I just got done comparing the racial diversity of 18 different cities proper in the Northeast, northern Mid-Atlantic and Midwest: Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul (combined), New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rochester, St. Louis and Washington DC, and found some interesting stuff.<br /><br />For example, I determined that all Pittsburgh would need for near-normal racial diversity is to swap 30,000 whites for 5,000 blacks and 25,000 Hispanics. Pittsburgh actually did well with Asians. New York, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago (in that order) had a higher percentage of Asians in their city limits than Pittsburgh did. If foreign immigrants prefer to go where others like them have gone, then I'd say Pittsburgh's best bet is to keep growing its connection with Asia.DBR96Anoreply@blogger.com