Re: The Urban Experience

"george conklin" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> "Jym Dyer" <jym@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> George Conklin attempts to ponder:
>>>
>>> Many people visit [New York City] and then leave.  Many who
>>> were born in the area move to other parts of the world.  So?
>>
>> =v= So that is idiotic.  New York City is famous worldwide as a
>> place to move to.
> 
> 40% of NYC today is foreign-born.  Those who were actually natives
> to the city got out to make room for the newcomers.

36 percent, actually.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City

If that's a measure of how badly people want to move away, then since 41 
percent of the residents of Los Angeles are foreign-born.  People must 
really be wanting to move away from there.