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First look: The U.S. cities where immigrants are moving and thriving:
https://www.axios.com/2022/12/08/immigr ... -us-cities

St Louis is #6 in a study looking at the well-being of immigrants in cities across the country.

I keep hearing that the vast majority of the Afghan refugees landing in St. Louis are moving out to West County.

It sounds like the city would like to place the refugees in the Bevo area, but most of them already have connections out in places like Chesterfield and Ballwin. 

The families that arrive without connections are also typically very large, and it's not always easy for the city to find them housing. 

Just what I've heard; it could be that others are witnessing the opposite. I'd like to see the city benefit from the addition of these refugees, but I'll settle for the region picking up the win if that's how this is going to play out. 

Why Bevo...?  Dutchtown seemed like a better fit.  I assumed they had greater vacancy rates, lower rents, and they even have a grocer called Afghan Market on S Grand.

RockChalkSTL wrote: ↑

Dec 08, 2022

I keep hearing that the vast majority of the Afghan refugees landing in St. Louis are moving out to West County.

It sounds like the city would like to place the refugees in the Bevo area, but most of them already have connections out in places like Chesterfield and Ballwin. 

The families that arrive without connections are also typically very large, and it's not always easy for the city to find them housing. 

Just what I've heard; it could be that others are witnessing the opposite. I'd like to see the city benefit from the addition of these refugees, but I'll settle for the region picking up the win if that's how this is going to play out. 

The apartment complexes off Dorsett in Maryland Heights now house many more immigrant families--mostly South Asian it seems-- than they did in the 1990s when that was the place to be for young singles. Nowadays many more young people are picking city neighborhoods like The Grove or CWE. 

 I'm all for more immigrants in city neighborhoods but it's also good to see those kinds of communities spring up in the suburbs. And while those areas are usually more car centric you do have *some* walkability in the Dorsett/McKelvey area. 

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/culture ... few-months

Didn't see this posted anywhere. STL to receive another 300 Afghan refugees in the coming months. This will make the total Afghan refugees around 1000 within the past year. The article also says many Afghan refugees are beginning to leave their original host cities and move to STL.

If we are looking for a good use of the Rams money, a sizable donation to the International Institute would be a hell of an investment. Invest into building their capacity so they can get more people here faster for decades to come

I know a few Afghans here in St. Louis -- not refugees, but still connected to the community -- and they say they're hearing the same thing; that a great many of the families here have family members or friends in other cities, much more expensive cities, and that they're planning moves to cheaper St. Louis. 

RockChalkSTL wrote: ↑

Dec 14, 2022

I know a few Afghans here in St. Louis -- not refugees, but still connected to the community -- and they say they're hearing the same thing; that a great many of the families here have family members or friends in other cities, much more expensive cities, and that they're planning moves to cheaper St. Louis. 

I am sure most are connected to people still in Afghanistan, as that country continues to sadly deteriorate there will hopefully be somewhat of a pipeline for future refugees to choose STL to settle with the help and support of the first wave. 

Hopefully we can start to target other refugee populations as well. Maybe T.J. can antagonize Greg Abbott more on Twitter and get him to send us some of those busloads of people from the southern border

Jacobin - From Slavery Abolition to Public Education, German Radicals Made American History

https://jacobin.com/2023/03/german-amer ... l-st-louis

quincunx wrote: ↑

Apr 19, 2023

Jacobin - From Slavery Abolition to Public Education, German Radicals Made American History

https://jacobin.com/2023/03/german-amer ... l-st-louis

Wrote about this for a homework assignment... Thanks!

Absolutely incredible work! This builds relationships with Chicago and Illinois. Consciously brings new residents! Whatever STL is giving to the International Institute, double it!

St. Louis groups seek to resettle Chicago migrants to boost workforce and population

https://www.wbez.org/stories/st-louis-p ... 5e2bf7ce8a

Been waiting for this to drop on UrbanSTL and get discussed. I'm super stoked about this. 

And I totally agree about the International Institute getting more money and funding.

This would be a major boost for STL! Can't wait to see what comes of this. 

So where are we going to house these people? In the city or county? The population is definitely needed, but I'm just curious where they'd be housed.

I wonder if any of them can drive buses or trash pickup trucks. City definitely needs workers more than anybody


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goat314 wrote: ↑

Oct 18, 2023

So where are we going to house these people? In the city or county? The population is definitely needed, but I'm just curious where they'd be housed.

Caves in south city.

The population is also definitely needed in Chicago. Which is shrinking at a much faster rate than StL

Chicago is the victim of Governor vs. Governor politics and has no capacity to resettle the nearly 20,000 people who have been shipped here. Governor and Mayor aren’t on the same page. Most terrifying, Chicago winter is on our doorsteps and the Mayor’s best solution is a tent city. There are legitimate fears that hundreds of refugees will freeze to death this winter.

St. Louis offering to help, even just a few hundred people, might be the first thing Mayor Johnson and Governor P agree on this topic.

St. Louis city, County, Metro East, and Springfield should all get involved.

It'd be cool to see Latino population added along that southern Illinois I-55 corridor.

JaneJacobsGhost wrote: ↑

Oct 18, 2023

goat314 wrote: ↑

Oct 18, 2023

So where are we going to house these people? In the city or county? The population is definitely needed, but I'm just curious where they'd be housed.

Caves in south city.

The population is also definitely needed in Chicago. Which is shrinking at a much faster rate than StL

chicago is shrinking on paper but i dont think it is in reality.  it has A LOT of other undocument persons that make their own way to family there....same thing with California. 

We also have 20,000 vacant homes in various states of disrepair....i bet if you give these immigrants $30,000 and the keys they'll take care of the rest.