In news that will surprise exactly no one, Cleveland is one of the least welcoming cities in America for immigrants, according to a new study released by advocacy organization the New American Economy.
Cleveland ranked at No. 64 (compared to say, Detroit’s No. 10) on NAE’s Cities Index, which measures local policies and socioeconomic outcomes across the 100 largest cities in the United States. Cleveland earned a 2.78 out of 5 overall.
Our below-the-bottom-half score is due in large part to Cleveland’s lack of inclusivity and job opportunities, both categories scoring the lowest possible 1. We were commended for an affordable cost of living as well as economic empowerment for immigrants when we actually do give them jobs, but Ohio’s cities were some of the worst of the bunch.
For reference, Columbus ranked No. 70 and Toledo is all the way down at No. 80. Cincinnati, however, is extremely immigrant friendly, earning the No. 18 spot.
The data also reveals how immigrant born individuals fare against U.S. born citizens across a variety of classifications. For example, 79.6 percent of all eligible U.S. born citizens have a high-school diploma, compared to 70.4 percent of immigrants living in the U.S. There are actually more immigrants that own homes in Cleveland than there are U.S. born homeowners (42.3 percent compared to 41.9 percent).
Also surprising probably no one, there are more foreign-born people living in the United States with higher education degrees and less immigrants utilizing social services like welfare, social security, medicaid or food stamps. Meanwhile, high-skilled, foreign-born individuals are experiencing disproportionately higher rates of poverty, at 34.1 percent, compared to the U.S. born rate of 11.6 percent.
For those that don’t like math, the data shows immigrants have a higher level of education than most U.S. born citizens and are not living off of tax dollars that go toward public assistance. For those unaware, immigrants also pay billions of dollars in taxes every single year, even those that are undocumented. If anything, there are more immigrants paying for U.S. born citizens to receive public aide than the other way around.
You can see the full study, including methodology, here.
This article appears in Sep 12-18, 2018.
I don’t believe this as half the doctors at the Cleveland Clinic are immigrants, for example.
There are a lot of valid and highly personal reasons why immigrants would not want to come here. Also a lot of reasons why they would want to come here. As many reasons for both as there are immigrants.
One might want to come because he thinks there are opportunities to open a business, for example. Another might stay away because he doesn’t want to end up in the crappy, low-wage, dead-end jobs that so many immigrants are forced to endure. And both might want to avoid the school system.
But does “Cleveland’ mean ONLY the city itself, or Cuyahoga County, or the entire greater Cleveland area? The answer makes a difference…a LOT of difference. There are a lot of immigrants in the suburbs, folks. And EVERYTHING hinges on the skills…and the assets…that the newcomers bring with them.
It’s always about leftists with you, isn’t it, son? Leftists, leftists everywhere.They’re like roaches. Have you looked under the bed lately? The dust bunnies are all on the left side of the space under your bed. Paranoia strikes deep…especially within all those Nazties whose greatest fear is people of color and ethnics “replacing the existing (white) population and (white) culture. ” The tiki torches are burning!
Torchy, why is it always about whites with you? There is no “white”.
Yeah yeah, everyone that disagrees with you is a Nazi and a white supremist, we’ve heard it before. We know your tactics.
Waiting for BuzzFeed BJ’s next article explaining how white people should kill themselves and donate their houses and money to immigrants families fleeing socialism. Because of white supremacy.