"This is a country that was built by immigrants, this is a company that became a superpower because of its immigrant population, and unless we continue to have immigrants, we cannot maintain as a superpower," he said.
"Take a look at the big, old, industrial cities, Detroit, for example," he said. "Theyââ¬â¢ve got a great mayor, Mayor (Dave) Bing, but the population has left. Youââ¬â¢ve got to do something about that. And if I were the federal government, assuming you could wave a magic wand and pull everybody together, you pass a law letting immigrants come in as long as they agreed to go to Detroit and live there for five or ten years. Start businesses, take jobs, whatever."
Detroit has seen its population fall from 1.8 million in the 1950 U.S. Census to 714,000 in 2010. The population dropped 26 percent in the last decade alone.
"You would populate Detroit overnight because half the world wants to come here," Bloomberg said. "We still are the worldââ¬â¢s greatest democracy. We still have hope that if you want to have a better life for yourself and your kids, this is where you want to come."
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"Take a look at the big, old, industrial cities, Detroit, for example," he said. "Theyââ¬â¢ve got a great mayor, Mayor (Dave) Bing, but the population has left. Youââ¬â¢ve got to do something about that. And if I were the federal government, assuming you could wave a magic wand and pull everybody together, you pass a law letting immigrants come in as long as they agreed to go to Detroit and live there for five or ten years. Start businesses, take jobs, whatever."
Detroit has seen its population fall from 1.8 million in the 1950 U.S. Census to 714,000 in 2010. The population dropped 26 percent in the last decade alone.
"You would populate Detroit overnight because half the world wants to come here," Bloomberg said. "We still are the worldââ¬â¢s greatest democracy. We still have hope that if you want to have a better life for yourself and your kids, this is where you want to come."
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