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Originally Posted by SFBruin
That program does not have a snowball's chance in Midwestern summer of passing congress, so arguing it is a moot point, but it could have the unintended consequence of making it harder for locals to find a job.
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Today’s Congress might not pass it, so it’s definitely not a short-term solution. But if advocates keep inserting the idea into the debate, eventually it may gain legitimacy. It’s a two birds-one stone idea, so I think it could (eventually) garner strong support.
Immigrant-led transitions are already happening in Chicago on a medium scale, but a Federal policy would kick it into higher gear, or at least steer immigrants from crowded and expensive coastal housing markets toward cheaper Midwestern ones.
Mexican-Americans are moving towards West Englewood from established communities in Gage Park and Marquette Park, but the railyard along Leavitt is still a pretty hard ethnic border that won’t be jumped anytime soon, especially since the Mexican community in Chicago is not being refreshed with new immigration and 2nd-generation families tend to head toward the suburbs. Likewise, Chinese communities are expanding from Chinatown and Bridgeport down Archer Ave to McKinley Park and Brighton Park (this is one of the push factors shifting Mexican communities toward West Englewood).
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I think that policies that are geographically specific like this should be enacted at the state level by Governors / state assemblies), and only if there is an argument that a local group's needs are not being met should the federal government be involved.
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States don’t control immigration policy, and practically they can’t without fortifying all the state borders.
Also, this is in no way off-topic. Englewood’s problem is too many buildings for too few people. The only solutions are tearing down buildings or adding people, and immigration flows are one of the most proven ways to add people.