A city near Springfield, Ohio, welcomed immigrants. See what happened
Springfield, Ohio has been in the immigration news — and not for their revitalizing of the local economy.
NPR reorts that nearby “has been working for more than a decade to lure more immigrants, to help fill jobs and revitalize old neighborhoods. Dayton dubs itself an `immigrant friendly city‘ and launched a program in 2011 to make services more accessible to newcomers and integrate them into the local community.”
“Our goal is to make Dayton a welcoming place for everybody,” says City Commissioner Matt Joseph, who helped spearhead the “Welcome Dayton” initiative. The initiative” was launched in 2011 and “supports integration of immigrants into the Dayton community by encouraging business and economic development, providing access to education, government, health and social services, ensuring equity in the justice system, and promoting arts and culture.
Welcome Dayton is a community initiative that reflects our country’s core philosophy: People with diverse backgrounds, skills and experiences fuel our nation’s success. ” (emphasis in original).