[lbo-talk] US Census Bureau: Exodus to Suburbs Continues through 2012

Dennis Claxton ddclaxton at earthlink.net
Wed Dec 12 10:16:11 PST 2012


-----Original Message-----
>From: Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com>


>I doubt this is a factor.... The flight to suburbia
>means move to exurbia - or remote often gated communities for old
>white farts.

Michael is more right than wrong. Since 2000 there's been large growth in suburban poverty, as well as foreign born population there:

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/papers/2011/8/04%20immigration%20suro%20wilson%20singer/0804_immigration_suro_wilson_singer.pdf

http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?ID=645



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