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Local and National Leaders Speak on the Importance of Immigrants and Minorities to the Revitalization of Greater leveland !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Compiled by Rose Zitiello & Richard Herman May 7, 2006 ******* MA"OR #RAN$ %A $SON SELE TS &IMMIGRANT AN' MINORIT" ()SINESS ALLIAN E O# NEO* +IM(A, AN' ITS GOALS AS AN INTEGRAL OM-ONENT O# .IS E ONOMI AN' OMM)NIT" 'E/ELO-MENT INITIATI/E I ha e had the opport!nity to re ie" the #oals and mission statement o$ the IM%& ad ocacy and net"or'in# or#ani(ation and I appla!d yo!r e$$orts to raise a"areness and ad ocacy $or these #oals) I reco#ni(e the importance o$ impro in# o!treach to the immi#rant and minority comm!nities and "ill "or' "ith yo!r committee representati es to de elop better o!treach policies as part o$ my comm!nity and economic de elopment #oals) I$ elected Mayor I "ill adopt a "or' plan that $oc!ses on brid#e b!ildin# initiati es to de elop cross c!lt!ral net"or's $or b!siness attraction, de elopment and e*pansion $or o!r ne"comers as "ell as "ith those that are here and incl!des yo!r or#ani(ation to $acilitate dialo#!e bet"een the minority and immi#rant comm!nities "ith reso!rces $rom o!r non+pro$it and instit!tional partners in Cle eland $or meas!rable o!tcomes in b!siness de elopment) ,ran' -ac'son .ctober 2/, 200/ 0etter to IM%& Members

-LAIN 'EALER E'ITORS RE OMMEN' T.AT MA"OR #RAN$ %A $SON MA$E IMMIGRANTS ONE O# T.E ORNERSTONES O# .IS E ONOMI RE/ITALI0ATION -OLI " 1he oters ha e spo'en, and ,ran' 2eor#e -ac'son "ill be the /6th mayor o$ Cle eland) ) ) ) 1he so$t+spo'en ne" mayor inherits the area3s lar#est b!lly p!lpit) He m!st !se it "isely to raise this region's lagging selfconfidence and to sell it to would-be immigrants and investors from across the country and around the globe4) -ac'son has set a hi#h bar $or himsel$ and his administration) He has spo'en elo5!ently o$ his desire to lead "one city," a Cleveland that is not hamstrung by old divisions of race, class and geography) He has said that any city m!st !ltimately be 6!d#ed by ho" it treats the least $ort!nate o$ its citi(ens) His literat!re implored e ery Cle elander to 78*pect 2reat 1hin#s)7 In stri in# to meet those e*actin# standards, Mayor ,ran' -ac'son can li$t !s all) *Ma1or %ackson2 No3 that the voters have given him the ke1s to it1 .all4 #rank %ackson 3ill inherit challenges and opport5nities* -lain 'ealer Editors 9lain :ealer, ;ednesday, <o ember 0=, 200/

()SINESS GRO)- ()IL'S )LT)RAL (RI'GES In today>s #lobali(ed economy, it>s becomin# increasin#ly important $or immi#rant #ro!ps to $or#e alliances amon# each other and !tili(e shared reso!rces) ?<o"adays "e>re tal'in# abo!t creatin# lin'a#es bet"een ario!s c!lt!res and ethnic comm!nity,@ Rose Zitiello notes) ?I$ "e can brea' do"n c!lt!ral barriers, then maybe "e can all "or' to#ether and b!ild o!r o"n #lobal economy here) In a "ay, reso!rces "ill be a ailable $or e eryone)@ &s a comm!nity de elopment specialist and co+chair o$ the <ortheast .hio Immi#rant and Minority %!siness &lliance AIM%&B, Zitiello is a stron# ad ocate $or m!ltic!lt!ral brid#e+b!ildin#) ?;e don>s "ant to compete a#ainst each otherC "e "ant to learn $rom each other) In order to ha e access to "or'in# capital,

J le#al ser ices and pro$essional ser ices, "e need cross+c!lt!ral alliances) &s an e*ample, she says that IM%& can ser e as a sort o$ clearin#ho!se $or immi#rant entreprene!rs "ho are see'in# Dmall %!siness &dministration AD%&B $inancin#) ?Instead o$ a D%& representati e #oin# to the meetin#s o$ ei#ht di$$erent c!lt!ral or#ani(ations, the ario!s entreprene!rs and the D%& can meet at an IM%& sponsored e ent,) IM%& is a more e$$icient "ay to le era#e m!ltic!lt!ral economies o$ scale) I< $act, "e no" ha e ban'ers sho"in# !p at o!r 5!arterly meetin#s)@ Zitello says that IM%&, "hich "as $o!nded in E==F, has a #oal o$ reestablishin# <ortheast .hio as an economic catalyst $or immi#rant and minority pop!lations) Robert Dberna Cle eland 9lain :ealer ?%!siness 2ro!p %!ilds C!lt!ral %rid#es@ :ecember 20, 200/

LE/ELAN'6S LEA'ERS S.O)L' 7OR$ TO ATTRA T A#RI AN IMIMGRANTS TO .EL- RE/ITALI0E T.E IT" Cle eland3s leaders sho!ld steal the idea and redo!ble e$$orts to attract more immi#rants4) pers!ade &$ricans to li e here

Dam ,!l"ood III 1h!rsday, :ecember 2=, 200/ Cle eland 9lain :ealer ?& Cle eland ta'e on 2hana3s planG (ROO$INGS INSTIT)TION SA"S LE/ELAN' NEE'S MORE IMMIGRANTS TO OM-ETE IN T.E 'E A'ES A.EA' Most metro areas are #ro"in# as the nation dra"s record n!mbers o$ immi#rants and shi$ts to"ard a ne", smarter economy) %y standin# still, Cle eland is shrin'in# relati e to other ma6or cities4To compete in the decades ahead, Northeast Ohio needs a better educated work force, technology industries and more immigrants Hsay %roo'in#s Instit!tion>s ;illiam ,ry and other e*pertsI -lain 'ealer4 Septem8er 9:4 9;;<4 &Stagnant Gro3th Tro58les leveland2 St5d1 of )=S=

F Metro Areas Sho3s Lagging -op5lation 7ill (ring Other -ro8lems=* IMMIGRANT ()SINESSES AN .A/E 7I'E E ONOMI IM-A T 0ar#e n!mbers o$ immi#rants and their b!sinesses in K)D) inner cities o$ten spar' #ro"th in 6obs and ho!sehold incomes L and e en broader economic acti ity in those locales, accordin# to a st!dy released 1!esday) ,or decades, policyma'ers ha e debated the best "ays to boost blea' inner+city economies) Immi#rants and r!ndo"n !rban nei#hborhoods are seen by some as a drain on the K)D) economy, accordin# to Har ard %!siness Dchool pro$essor Michael 9orter) %!t in his st!dy, 9orter $o!nd that the /)/ million immi#rants "ho li e in inner cities are 'ey catalysts to economic #ro"th and !rban in estment) 1he immi#rants 7chan#e the ery $ace o$ entreprene!rship in inner cities7 and 7pro ide a m!ch+needed shot o$ economic ibrancy to distressed nei#hborhoods,7 said 9orter, "ho has ad ised Con#ress and the ;hite Ho!se) He loo'ed at E00 inner cities $rom .a'land to %oston, de$inin# them as 7core !rban areas that are economically distressed,7 "ith a 20M or hi#her po erty rate) %y 8d"ard I"ata, KD& 1.:&N, <o ember E/, 200/

IMMIGRANTS (OOST INNER ITIES4 )=S= S-ONSORE' ST)'" #IN'S &s inner cities across &merica bleed 6obs and hope, a $a ored $e" are bein# blessed "ith ne" b!sinesses and risin# prosperity) ;hat3s their secret in#redientG Immi#rants in the mi*) & recent st!dy sponsored by the K)D) :epartment o$ Commerce concl!des that immi#rants brin# a "or' ethic and 6ob+creatin# s'ills to poor comm!nities, and that si(able n!mbers o$ immi#rants can li$t the "hole nei#hborhood, as has happened in inner+city 9ortland, .re), and -ersey City, <)-)

/ 1he corollary re eals itsel$ in cities li'e Cle eland and &'ron) Krban areas de oid o$ immi#rants are in steady decline, Har ard %!siness Dchool pro$essor Michael 9orter concl!ded) He said the inner cities o$ &'ron and Cle eland lost abo!t 2 percent o$ their 6obs bet"een E==/ and 200J) Dome hope the st!dy breathes li$e into e$$orts to re i e <ortheast .hio by "elcomin# $orei#n c!lt!res, immi#rants and re$!#ees) 7It con$irms "hat "e3 e been sayin#,7 said Richard Herman, co+$o!nder o$ the Immi#rant+Minority %!siness &lliance, a cross+c!lt!ral net"or' o$ immi#rant and minority b!siness o"ners in Cle eland) 7Immi#rants are not ta'ers) 1hey create "ealth beca!se they create 6obs)7 Ro8ert L= Smith leveland -lain 'ealer 'ecem8er 94 9;;< IMMIGRANTS2 GOO' SEGMENT TO MAR$ET )R(AN4 OL'ER4 SMALLER .OMES 1he modest older home no lon#er $its the s!persi(ed &merican :ream) 1o many, the middle+class standard has ballooned to $i e bedrooms, $o!r #ara#es and a lar#e playroom o$$ an enormo!s 'itchen) 1he a era#e ho!se b!ilt in the E=/0s "as E,E00 s5!are $eet) %y the late 3=0s, it had more than 2,000 s5!are $eet L e en as $amilies shran') Net the smaller ho!ses L "hether in to"n or nearby s!b!rbs L "ere the pic'et+$enced paradise that o!r ;orld ;ar II soldiers dreamed o$) 1hey tend to be ery "ell b!ilt, and their 'itchens, tho!#h small by McMansion standards, "o!ld ri al the coo'in# areas o$ many resta!rants in 9aris) In the 3/0s, children ro!tinely shared bedrooms "ith their siblin#s, e en in the s!b!rbs) ,amilies o$ $i e "o!ld ma'e do "ith one $!ll bath) Dome o$ the bi# ne" ho!ses seem li'e condo b!ildin#s, "ith each $amily member ha in# a pri ate bedroom, bath, tele ision and sometimes a little $rid#e) Nicolas Retsinas4 director of the %oint enter for .o5sing St5dies at .arvard )niversit14 sa1s that immigrant 5r8an families contin5e to see the American 'ream in smaller old ho5ses= >O5r research sho3s that ne3 arrivals to the )nited States still have that image4> Retsinas said= >And the1 are likel1 to find that single?famil1 home in the inner? ring s585r8s=> America@s trendiest cities don@t have to 8e childless
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-LAIN 'EALER OL)MNIST SAM #)L7OO' SA"S LE/ELAN' RIS$S 9; MORE "EARS O# NO -O-)LATION GRO7T. 7IT.O)T NE7 IMMIGRANTS AN' T.E ()SINESSES T.E" (RING

:!rin# the past J0 years, a $orest o$ trees has died to print boo's, ma#a(ine articles and ne"spaper stories describin# ho" #lobal economic $orces destroyed steel and other man!$act!rin# ind!stries in the r!st belt and created boomin# s!n belt cities) %!t "hat people seem to o erloo' is the h!man $actor) It>s people "ho !ltimately ma'e one city h!m and another ho+h!m4) In Ha %roo'in#s Instit!tionI report that sho!ld be mandatory readin# $or each o$ this city>s mayoral candidates, demo#rapher ;illiam ,rey o$ the Kni ersity o$ Michi#an trac'ed pop!lation and demo#raphic shi$ts in OO lar#e K)D) cities since 2000) The study noted that Cleveland metro area s population is the fifth-slowest growing in the nation, trailin# No!n#sto"nC Dcranton+;il'es %arre, 9aC %!$$aloC and 9ittsb!r#h) !hat s worse, the region risks "# more years of no-growth $ that would be a whopping %#-year period of flat-line growth going back to &'(# $ if we continue to do nothing to attract immigrants and the businesses they bring with them) ,ran'ly, this st!dy is so important to o!r $!t!re, it o!#ht to be imprinted into the psyche o$ e ery one "ho #i es a hoot abo!t 2reater Cle eland and <ortheast .hio, not 6!st mayoral "annabes) D!ch ne"s is a "arnin# shot across Cle eland>s bo"4Isn>t it time $or Cle eland to #et started) Sam #5l3ood4 -lain 'ealer4 Septem8er 9B4 9;;< &Report on ities Is a 7ake?)p all*

*ark this day) Today we declare that the decline of Cleveland s population is over) ))4<ote to e eryone listenin#P this is more than a host o$ ceremonial committees) ;e "ill harness the ener#y and ci ic pride that has been asleep at the "heel or that hasn>t e en been in ited to the table) I>m callin# this the ?Cle eland /00,000Q Committee,@ "hich is char#ed "ith coordinatin# the entire e$$ort) 1his isionary #ro!p "ill meet monthly to set direction and monitor pro#ress4)) !e are welcoming internationalism and racial+cultural diversity) Our wonderfully diverse city is home to people from &&( countries) ,ome see this as a challenge to make sure this melting pot doesn t become a pressure cooker) -ut, . see this as perhaps one of our best opportunities) /reat cities in this country0including Cleveland0have been built by foreign-born immigrants) Consider that only New 1ork City and Chicago welcomed more immigrants than Cleveland at the turn of the century) 2 strategic attraction of immigrants will again be Cleveland s priority) 2fter all, today we have only four percent foreign-born Clevelanders) 2t the height of our growth, the number neared 3# percent, which is the number in Toronto today) !e need to act not only to strengthen our openness to immigration, but also to guarantee real opportunity for all Clevelanders= State of the it1 Address4 9;;A Ma1or %ane L= amp8ell #e8r5ar1 9;4 9;;A

IMMIGRANTS AN' NE7 OMERS RE/ITALI0E OMM)NITIES Rather than arguing that immigrants compete for jobs and take scarce resources away from others, this volume takes a different approach by concentrating on how immigrants and other newcomers revitalize America and create economic stability within communities -ohn Dibley %!tler, 9h):) Immi#rant and Minority 8ntreprene!rs, 200/ Kni ersity o$ 1e*as

NE7 (LOO' ;hile there3s a rich di ersity o$ people and c!lt!res in Cle eland, it seems that only ne"comers to the re#ion appreciate it) <ati es appear happiest "hen stran#ers, $orei#ners or immi#rants 'eep to themsel es) %!t i$ this city is #oin# to be #reat, it needs in6ections o$ $resh thin'in# $rom people seasoned by e*periences $rom beyond the state borders) Ho" can that happenG &$ter all, o!r economy is sl!##ish and o!r pop!lation is d"indlin#) Ho" do "e #et $resh blood p!mpin# in o!r re#ionG Dam ,!l"ood Cle eland 9lain :ealer ?& Modest 9roposal $or Cle elanders@ -an!ary 7, 2006 & st!dy released on &pril E=, 2006, by the 4und for Our 5conomic 4uture identi$ies 'ey 7dashboard indicators7 to meas!re s!ccess or $ail!re o$ <ortheast .hio3s 8conomy) De eral o$ these 7dashboard indicators7 incl!deP Racial Incl!sionP Meas!res racial incl!sion Asocial dimension, e*cl!din# the economic dimensionBC racial dissimilarityC and percenta#e o$ &$rican+ &mericans) Krban &ssimilationP Meas!res ethnic di ersity Apercent &sian, Hispanic and $orei#n bornBC minority b!siness o"nershipC percenta#e o$ home o"nershipC and cost o$ li in#) %!siness :ynamicsP Meas!res the proportion o$ small b!siness establishments, concentration o$ man!$act!rin#, and ch!rnin#, "hich is a meas!re o$ the #ross chan#e in 6obs, both those created and those lost) A<ote that #ross chan#e in 6obs is di$$erent than net chan#e in employment)B Re#ions that score hi#hly in b!siness dynamics are characteri(ed by a hi#h de#ree o$ b!siness acti ity o!tside the man!$act!rin# sector)7 httpPRR""")$!t!re$!ndneo)or#R 1his recent st!dy compliments the initial $indin#s o$ the 6oices 7 Choices pro6ect o$ the ,!nd $or .!r 8conomic ,!t!re) &s reported earlier in these pa#es, Soices & Choices

= recently !n eiled some o$ the initial $indin#s by local and national economists, as "ell as by comm!nity members in <ortheast .hio) <ational and local economists "or'in# $or the ,!nd $or .!r 8conomic ,!t!re $o!nd that competiti e economies do the $ollo"in#P T 8nco!ra#e immi#rants to settle in the re#ion and minorities to open their o"n b!sinesses in the re#ion T D!pport the creation o$ ne" b!sinesses, entreprene!rs and inno ations in the re#ion T :ecrease the amo!nt o$ racial isolation e*perienced by the &$rican &merican comm!nity T Red!ce the concentration o$ po erty in core cities &$ter inter ie"s "ith o er J,000 citi(ens o$ <ortheast .hio in 200/, Soices and Choices disco ered that the comm!nity identi$ied the $ollo"in# as 'ey obstacles to #ro"in# o!r economyP E) 9eople and b!sinesses are lea in# o!r core cities Ali'e &'ron, Canton, Cle eland, 0orain and No!n#sto"nB "hile other comm!nities in the re#ion are str!##lin# to 'eep pace "ith pop!lation #ro"th 2) 1he core cities o$ <ortheast .hio ha e not been able to attract ne" immi#rants li'e they once did in the past J) 1here is not eno!#h in estment and o erall s!pport $or local entreprene!rs and ne" small b!sinesses F) 1he "orld is chan#in#) 1he comm!nities o$ <ortheast .hio are competin# a#ainst other re#ions across the co!ntry and aro!nd the #lobe $or better 6obs and opport!nities) Indi id!ally, o!r comm!nities are not lar#e eno!#h to s!cceed in this #lobal competition) ;e need to pool o!r reso!rces and "or' to#ether as a team i$ "e are #oin# to "in) rtheast Ohio? /) 1he re#ion needs to ac'no"led#e

E0 and address iss!es o$ racial se#re#ation and discrimination Citi(ens also commented on ho" m!ch they en6oy the di ersity in their comm!nities) 1he types o$ di ersity they mention are ethnic and racial, a#e, ed!cation, political pers!asions, se*!al orientation and reli#ion) Many people en6oy learnin# abo!t ne" c!lt!res thro!#h dinin#, m!sic and $esti als, than's to the re#ion>s di ersity) ****** .n &pril 6, 2006, 9ro$essor -ohn Dibley %!tler, a researcher $rom the Kni ersity o$ 1e*as, #a e a presentation at Cle eland Dtate Kni ersity) :r) %!tler shared his $indin#s on the re itali(in# $orce o$ immi#rant and minority entreprene!rship to !rban centers) 9lain :ealer Reporter Robert Dmith co ered the speech and reported the $ollo"in#P

%!tler, a national a!thority on small+b!siness strate#ies in minority and immi#rant comm!nities, "as the 'eynote spea'er at the EEth ann!al %!tler &) -ones 8ndo"ed 0ect!re Deries) 1he series honors $ormer CDK pro$essor %!tler -ones, a sociolo#ist and ci il ri#hts acti ist "ho died in 200J) &bo!t 200 people attended the ban5!et at CDK3s ;olstein Center) 9eople "ho la!nch b!sinesses do more than ma'e money, said -ohn Dibley %!tler, "ho spent a career st!dyin# entreprene!rs) 1hey tend to send their 'ids to colle#e, "atch them #rad!ate, and $oster a can+do spirit that ener#i(es "hole comm!nities) I$ old ind!strial cities li'e Cle eland are to re i e themsel es, they need to remember "hat made them #reat, %!tler told a Cle eland Dtate Kni ersity a!dience 1h!rsday ni#ht) They need to recall the immigrants and minorities who launched mom 7 pop shops and celebrate their stories4) 7In &merica, the principal so!rce o$ 6ob creation and "ealth creation is entreprene!rs,7 said %!tler, "ho teaches sociolo#y and mana#ement at the Kni ersity o$ 1e*as, &!stin) 7<o city can be #reat and stay #reat "itho!t entreprene!rs,7 he said) 7Do it is ery, ery important to ma'e heroes o$ the sel$+employed)7
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EE In the &pril, 2006 edition o$ Inside usiness, the article ?%ra e <e" ;orld@ e*plored ho" internationals can dri e ne" entreprene!rship and economic de elopment in <ortheast .hioP ?Immi#rants are 'ey,@ says Dcot Ro!r'e, president o$ .neComm!nity) ?1hey ha e a propensity to be ris' ta'ers)@

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.n May F, 2006, the Cle eland -e"ish+&rab partnership ?Ishmael & Isaac@ presented a pro#ram entitled ?Ma'in# It In &mericaP Can It Dtill Happen in Cle eland)@ 1he pro#ram $eat!red &lbert Ratner, Co+Chairman o$ the %oard, ,orest City 8nterprises, Inc), and ,ady Chamo!n, ,ranchisor o$ &laddins 8atery Dysterms, Inc) 1he pro#ram "as held at the 8n#lish .a' Room at 1o"er City Center) &l Ratner tal'ed abo!t ho" ,orest City is the lar#est !rban real estate de eloper in the K)D) &ltho!#h head5!artered in Cle eland, ,orest City b!ilds ery little in Cle eland) &ccordin# to Ratner, the reason $or the lo" demand $or ne" lar#e scale real estate de elopment in Cle eland is simpleP ;hile Cle eland>s pop!lation contin!es to pl!mmet, Cle eland is not attractin# the ne" immi#rants, predominantly 0atino and &sian, "hich are re itali(in# cities aro!nd the K)D) "ith ne" pop!lation, ne" entreprene!rship, and ne" cons!mer demand) 9op!lation #ro"th in the K)D) is bein# dri en by immi#rants) Cities that $ail to attract the ne" "a e o$ immi#rants "ill contin!e to s!$$er and decline)
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7Cleveland has been friendly to white immigrants, but not very friendly to nonwhite immigrants," ,ingh says) ".t wasn't blatant, but you felt it) ))) 5ven when you thought you had something concrete to offer, they would pass it off)7 -aramCit Singh leveland Magazine April 9;;< Iss5e4 &The Immigrant 7a1*

0i'e any immi#rant #ro!p tryin# to establish a beachhead in an !n$amiliar city, Domali men ha e $o!nd the ta*i ind!stry a #ood place to start in 2reater Cle eland) ))1he Domalis say they are pro$iled by o$$icers "ho

E2 don3t !nderstand the c!stoms o$ their 8ast &$rican nation or the tenets o$ their M!slim reli#ion4)Cleveland doesn't have the lu8ury of running any hard-working immigrant group out of town) .t needs these 2fricans as much as they need Cleveland) Editorial (oard4 leveland -lain 'ealer Ma1 9:4 9;;<

.f Cleveland wants to grow, there is only one answer immigrants9)Opposition to immigrants and plain indifference to immigrants are killing Cleveland: Al8ert Ratner4 o? hairman4 #orest it1 Enterprises %5ne 9B4 9;;D &Spirit of Immigration2 Economic Impact of Immigrants in leveland* +panel series, Most metro areas are #ro"in# as the nation dra"s record n!mbers o$ immi#rants and shi$ts to"ard a ne", smarter economy) %y standin# still, Cle eland is shrin'in# relati e to other ma6or cities4To compete in the decades ahead, Northeast Ohio needs a better educated work force, technology industries and more immigrants Hsay %roo'in#s Instit!tion>s ;illiam ,ry and other e*pertsI Ro8ert L= Smith4 -lain 'ealer4 Septem8er 9:4 9;;<4 &Stagnant Gro3th Tro58les leveland2 St5d1 of )=S= Metro Areas Sho3s Lagging -op5lation 7ill (ring Other -ro8lems=*

:!rin# the past J0 years, a $orest o$ trees has died to print boo's, ma#a(ine articles and ne"spaper stories describin# ho" #lobal economic $orces destroyed steel and other man!$act!rin# ind!stries in the r!st belt and created boomin# s!n belt cities) %!t "hat people seem to o erloo' is the h!man $actor) It>s people "ho !ltimately ma'e one city h!m and another ho+h!m4) In Ha %roo'in#s Instit!tionI report that sho!ld be mandatory readin# $or each o$ this city>s mayoral candidates, demo#rapher ;illiam ,rey o$ the Kni ersity o$ Michi#an trac'ed pop!lation and demo#raphic shi$ts in OO lar#e K)D) cities since 2000) The study noted that Cleveland metro

EJ area s population is the fifth-slowest growing in the nation, trailin# No!n#sto"nC Dcranton+;il'es %arre, 9aC %!$$aloC and 9ittsb!r#h) !hat s worse, the region risks "# more years of no-growth $ that would be a whopping %#-year period of flat-line growth going back to &'(# $ if we continue to do nothing to attract immigrants and the businesses they bring with them) ,ran'ly, this st!dy is so important to o!r $!t!re, it o!#ht to be imprinted into the psyche o$ e ery one "ho #i es a hoot abo!t 2reater Cle eland and <ortheast .hio, not 6!st mayoral "annabes) D!ch ne"s is a "arnin# shot across Cle eland>s bo"4Isn>t it time $or Cle eland to #et started) Sam #5l3ood4 -lain 'ealer4 Septem8er 9B4 9;;< &Report on ities Is a 7ake?)p all*

Cle eland has been losin# pop!lation and 6obs $or years, b!t lately it seems the do"n"ard spiral is acceleratin#) Can anythin# be done to re erse this trendG ,or one thin#, "e need an o erall ision $or o!r re#ion) & ision, s!pported by strate#ic thin'in#, can assist !s in identi$yin# and prioriti(in# e$$orts that co!ld potentially create badly needed 6obs4;e m!st $ace the reality that Cle eland and o!r re#ion ha e also chan#ed) &nd chan#e does not ha e to be ne#ati e) ;e need to de$ine o!r role in the ne" economy, embrace o!r c!rrent reso!rces and !tili(e "hat is a ailable to !s) ;e can no lon#er d"ell on the Cle eland that !sed to be) It is time to sha'e thin#s !p and rid !s o$ the apathy that permeates <ortheast .hio) .nternationali;ation must be a critical component of our region's revitali;ation strategy) It is hi#h time that intelli#ent and $oresi#hted comm!nity plannin# moti ate sta'eholders to act to shape o!r $!t!re rather than react to sa e o!r e*istence) Hope m!st pre ail o er despairU AleE Machaskee4 -58lisher leveland -lain 'ealer &7e Need a -lan to -5sh leveland #or3ard* Ma1 9B4 9;;<4 -lain 'ealer

EF It>s li'ely no accident, $or e*ample, that "hile the $orei#n+born pop!lation o$ the co!ntry shot !p /7 percent $rom E=O0 to 2000, $rom E=)O million to JE)E million, it act!ally sand 26 percent in %!$$alo and its en irons) In 9ittsb!r#h, the decline "as 2J percentC in Cle eland, EE percent4)&nd no" Cle eland ++ in earlier times 'no"n as a city o$ immi#rants V has 6oined the ran's o$ cities see'in# more immi#rants) Ci ic and ethnic #ro!ps ha e mo!nted ma6or comm!nity+"ide $or!ms4,o the Cleveland area will be well-advised to create an <immigrant entrepreneurial center: to offer counsel and help grow immigrant-owned firms) 2nd to telegraph $ through immigrants global networks -- word that Cleveland has a welcome mat out and is an8ious to become a vibrant multicultural *ecca+++ Its a $ascinatin# prospect V Cle eland and other cities embracin# immi#rants $or the ener#y and entreprene!rial i#or they brin#) Neal -eirce4 The 7ashington -ost 7riters Gro5p Ma1 FG4 9;;D & ities Scram8le for Immigrants* +nationall1 s1ndicated article, These businesses, where immigrants cater to each other and the community at large, are a hopeful sign that all isn t lost in Cleveland) .f they can thrive, then maybe other immigrant groups will find similar success) 2nd together they point the way to the city s long awaited and much-needed renaissance) Kn$ort!nately, this isn>t happenin# $ast eno!#h) Do called ?ne" immi#rants@ $rom &sia, 0atin &merica, the Caribbean and &$rica aren>t comin# here at the rate they>re settlin# in other parts o$ the nation, "here they help $!el an economic boom) .!r economy s!$$ers $rom the lac' o$ their ener#y and enterprise) 41he best "ay to help the economy "o!ld be to "elcome and s!pport immi#rants already here, so that they "o!ld help recr!it their $amilies and $riends) ;hen one immi#rant does "ell and tal's abo!t it, others $ollo") D!ccess co!ld be conta#io!s4)This is Cleveland s best hope to save itself) . er the ne*t /0 years, the lion>s share o$ the nation>s pop!lation and economic #ro"th "ill be lin'ed to the in$l!* o $ people born beyond o!r borders4)>Cle eland "ill a#e and die4)if you don t attract more immigrants to revitali;e your economy, the best business to open in Cleveland will be a mortuary)> Sam #5l3ood III April :4 9;;A4 The -lain 'ealer &Immigrants Are it16s #5t5re*

E/ ?1he ;elcome MatP Cle eland Has to Ma'e a Dtron#er 9lay $or Immi#rants, and the Help o$ 0ocal ethnic Comm!nities Is 8ssential4 Cle eland Mayor -ane Campbell has set a simple, !nderstandable and easily meas!rable #oalP Ret!rn the city>s pop!lation to at least /00,000 by the 20E0 cens!s4)2s it reaches for =##,###, Cleveland must regain a skill that used to be one of its hallmarks> .t once again has to attract immigrants) !hen this city mushroomed in the last century, up to a third of its population was foreign-born) The "### census found that less than = percent of Clevelanders were born overseas) 5specially among older industrial cities, the ability to attract immigrants has emerged as the key factor in determining whether they continue to decline or en?oy renewed growth) Re+establishin# Cle eland as a destination $or immi#rants "on>t be easy4)"ill re5!ire a broad comm!nity e$$ort, City Hall, $o!ndations, b!sinesses, !ni ersities and reli#io!s #ro!ps can help4ethnic #ro!ps that are here, e en i$ in small n!mber m!st be mobili(ed to reach o!t to their peers abroad or else"here in the co!ntry4"or' on m!ltiple $ronts to become a beacon $or moti ated ne"comers can not help b!t #i e the city a needed 6olt o$ ener#y and creati ity) Editorial (oard %5l1 9B4 9;;A The -lain 'ealer <The goal of reaching =##,### people in Cleveland, <could only happen through immigration9 &n immi#ration stream really does re i e older, !rban nei#hborhoods, especially commercial districts) Immi#rants brin# a lot o$ ener#y into a city and into a re#ion: 'avid Gold8erg4 S) .istorian %5l1 FA4 9;;A The -lain 'ealer & an Immigrants Save the Region* April F4 9;;F The -lain 'ealer & ities6 Gro3th #5eled 81 7ave of Immigrants*

?some Domali cab dri ers ha e ret!rned to Col!mb!s "ith tales o$ "oe) 1hat the "orst possible thin# $or .mar V and $or Cle eland) W;e>re tryin# to #ro" o!r ta*i b!sinesses and trying to tell our people to come to Cleveland, Omar said) <-ut we can t do that, if they go back and say, <@on t come, not good place)> Cleveland, a city built by old immigrants, needs new immigrants to tell still newer immigrants to come) !e need

E6 their entrepreneurial drive and willingness to do the work that so many other residents refuse) -ut most of all, Cleveland needs more places where immigrants feel comfortable)@ Sam #5l3ood4 leveland -lain 'ealer &Immigrants6 )nease (odes Ill for it1* %5ne D4 9;;<

<!hen you think about what made us great a hundred years ago, we had an incredible influ8 of folks who built the economy) . think we would greatly benefit from doing that again) 1he 5!estion is, ho" do "e ma'e o!rsel es an international city a#ain! (rad 7hitehead4 Senior Economic 'evelopment The leveland #o5ndation %5l1 FA4 9;;A4 The -lain 'ealer & an Immigrants Save the Region*

1oday, "e ha e an e*cellent opport!nity to re itali(e Cle eland>s economy thro!#h contin!ed internationali(ation o$ Cle eland>s pop!lation and employment opport!nities42lobali(ation incl!des e*pandin# the mar'et $or local prod!cts o erseas and attractin# $orei#n in estment to Cle eland) %y capitali(in# on the opport!nities o$ #lobali(ation, Cle eland>s economy "ill #ro" and create ne" 6obs to employ local residents) 5conomic revitali;ation also occurs through attraction of new international residents to start new businesses, fill key skilled industry needs, stimulate demand in our housing markets, and e8pand consumer markets4)<e"comers to Cle eland $ind a plethora o$ nationalities, lan#!a#es, and or#ani(ations to !nderstand and meet their needs) Cleveland currently boasts international communities from &&% countries) The e8isting communities provide a strong social network to newcomers to help welcome and settle them4 ivic Task force on International leveland onvened 81 Ma1or %ane amp8ell Recommendations to the it1 of leveland4 'ecem8er4 9;;A

E7 More than hal$ o$ en#ineerin# doctorate+holders "or'in# in the Knited Dtates are $orei#n+born, as are nearly hal$ o$ comp!ter+science 9h):)s) 2n annual report from the .nstitute of .nternational 5ducation noted that in "##"-"##A, international students and their families had a B&")C billion economic impact on the Dnited ,tatesE in Ohio, the amount was B3"= million) 2reat intellect!al ability lies beyond K)D) borders) 1he 5!estion is "hether "e "ish to "elcome it, or send its bene$its else"here) Editorial (oard4 leveland -lain 'ealer (ringing in More (rains4 %5l14 9;;D

*any people believe, including myself, believe FCleveland sG growth has stagnated because the region has not made the effort to reach out to those Hatinos going elsewhere) & bi# part o$ the ans"er has to do "ith b!siness comm!nity o!treach, somethin# lac'in# in the Cle eland area) Adrian Maldonado4 .ispanic Ro5ndta8le leveland 'irector of 'iversit1H-roc5rement4 51ahoga o5nt1 Novem8er F;4 9;;A leveland rain6s (5siness

.n an increasingly global economy, highly skilled and entrepreneurial immigrants provide the necessary bridge to the talent, business, and capital in their homelands) The risk-taking factor in the immigrant community, coupled with scientific accomplishment, internal networks providing seed capital, and access to ine8pensive overseas labor markets provide a formidable combination for local economic development Cle eland>s rich di ersity and immi#rant history pro ide a 'ey to its $!t!re economic renaissance) Rose 0itiello I Richard .erman April4 9;;D &Reclaiming leveland6s Immigrant Entreprene5rs* ool leveland= om Ma14 9;;D <*aking /lobali;ation !ork: Inside (5siness Magazine

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The most effective way for Cleveland to repopulate and revitali;e is to help its current immigrants already here prosper) D!ccess$!l Cle eland immi#rants "ill ad ertise their b!siness s!ccess thro!#ho!t the K)D) and the "orld, "hich "ill attract others interested in $ollo"in# in their $ootsteps) (en %ohnson4 'irector Immigration -olic1 enter in 7ashington4 '= =4 Novem8er G4 9;;D Ro5ndta8le 'isc5ssion on Economic 'evelopment in leveland Thro5gh Immigration

Cle eland m!st reconnect "ith the spirit o$ hard "or', creati ity, and inno ation sp!rred by its immi#rant pop!lation) Cleveland seems to have forgotten how its entrepreneurial immigrant population helped build this city around the turn of the century with innovative small businesses4 Thomas M5lread1 %5l1 9A4 9;;A leveland Magazine 1hey are the ne" h!ddled masses, the kind of fast-achieving immigrant group some civic leaders envision when they talk about repopulating Cleveland and its inner-ring suburbs with people who can revive neighborhoods and reignite the local economy) Ro8ert L= Smith %5l1 FA4 9;;A The -lain 'ealer &Can .mmigrants ,ave the Iegion: #ront -age4 .eadline4 J5iet risis Article

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.t s really immigration that repopulates cities) Inner cities, especially, ha e al"ays been the $irst stop $or immi#rants) Mark Salling4 S) ens5s EEpert4 April F4 9;;F The -lain 'ealer4 <Cities /rowth 4ueled by !ave of .mmigrants:

Cle eland "as once a b!stlin# immi#rant center, rich "ith opport!nity, ener#y and inno ation) <o", the city3s attemptin# to re'indle that spirit and spar' o!r str!##lin# economy) 4)the ne"ly $ormed Immi#rant and Minority %!siness :e elopment &lliance, "hich met $or the $irst time last &!#!st) 1he alliance, "hich intends to pro ide better access to a ailable reso!rces, also incl!des Rose Zitiello, a representati e $rom the city3s comm!nity+de elopment o$$ice) Zitiello helped $orm the #ro!p3s a#enda) -y including both immigrant and 2frican-2merican entrepreneurs, alliance members hope to Juell suspicions that the two sides are in competition for the same pool of money) *isunderstandings over what immigrants can add to a city's revitali;ation are pervasive) 1here3s e en $riction, at times, bet"een the &$rican+&merican comm!nity and other minority #ro!ps, "hich claim they are o erloo'ed by a blac'+ "hite dichotomy and a narro" dialo#!e abo!t race in Cle eland) 71he "hole mentality abo!t minorities in Cle eland al"ays caters mainly to the blac' comm!nity,7 says :a ila) 7.thers tend to be i#nored)7 .n the other hand, any strictly immi#rant initiati e o$ten lea es some blac' entreprene!rs $eelin# le$t o!t) :anny ;illiams, a senior ice president o$ the 2reater Cle eland 9artnership, has "atched s!ch attit!des coalesce, tho!#h he says they are not al"ays #ro!nded in $act) !illiams suggests the city solve the problem by lending a hand in ?oint ventures between immigrants and 2frican 2mericans) *eanwhile, immigrant community leaders want to see more grants and other governmental support for ethnic organi;ations in general) The city's efforts to attract immigrants were highlighted in *ayor Campbell's "##A ,tate of the City address) 1al' o$ this "or' is 6!st thatP tal') ,or no", City Hall is sold on the international ro!te) "The mayor believes internationalism can truly be a driver," says Ionayne) Ke admits, however, that while the city has been active on the

20 internationali;ation front, it still has to try to reach immigrants already living in the Dnited ,tates) "!e could do a lot more on this," he says) har5 G5pta4 a5thor4 leveland Magazine April 9;;< Iss5e4 &The Immigrant 7a1*

.t looks like the leading edge of population and economic growth in the country is related to immigration A5dre1 Singer4 researcher for The (rookings Instit5tion in 7ashington4 '= = March F4 9;;D </ateway appeal Host, Cleveland No Honger an .mmigrant *agnet,: The -lain 'ealer

4oreign-born professionals help form the nucleus of Cleveland s economy) Ro8ert S8erna %an5ar1 9F4 9;;A<.mmigrants Head and ,erve: The -lain 'ealer

It is clear that s!ccess$!l cities ha e partnered "ith their immi#rant, bilin#!al and minority comm!nities to help b!ild the necessary brid#es to the #lobal and m!ltic!lt!ral mar'etplace) *ulticultural *ecca s with hyper global connectivity will dominate the "&st century) $arthr1n M= .all4 'irector of 'iversit1 I -roc5rement ase 7estern Reserve )niversit1 Novem8er K4 9;;A &#rom There L To .ere= Ne3 Immigrants

2E Redefining O5r omm5nit1* +ed5cationalHcivic event,