Tag: migration

We pay too much attention to migration.

Imagine Ohio Stadium filled every 2 months for the next 3 decades with babies and their carers. That's about how many babies will be born in the six Great Lakes states.

In 2016, I was in the middle of a project at the Urban Institute for the Chicago-based Joyce Foundation when the election results came in. The foundation had asked Urban to provide the context for its next strategic plan, charting and projecting the past and possible future trends in the population and economies of the…… Continue reading We pay too much attention to migration.

How far do you live from Mom?

Quoctrung Bui and Claire Cain Miller, “The Typical American Lives Only 18 Miles From Mom,” New York Times, Upshot. Dec. 23, 2015.

Having spent a large part of my adulthood (15 years) in Rhode Island and Upstate New York, and coming from New Mexico, and living now mostly in central Illinois, I’ve reached the conclusion that people miss the friends, family, and businesses that move away and notice the newcomers a lot more than they pay attention…… Continue reading How far do you live from Mom?