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| St. Louis seeking to boost population with Afghan refugees |
| 2022-05-07 |
| ST. LOUIS (AP) — Inamullah Niazai sits on the front porch step of his red-brick St. Louis home and smiles at the bustle of activity around him — his mother and father chatting in the front yard, his two young daughters munching chocolate ice cream bars. "Anything is possible here," Niazai, 23, said. "We are so lucky that my family can be here, together." An aggressive effort in St. Louis is trying to lure Afghan refugees like Niazai. About 600 have arrived so far and another 750 are expected later this year. Civic leaders are hopeful that over the next few years, thousands more will decide to relocate to the Midwestern city, helping to offset seven decades of population loss and rejuvenate urban neighborhoods — just as the arrival of Bosnian refugees did three decades ago. It’s been nearly nine months since the Afghan capital of Kabul was ceded to the Taliban. Since last summer, more than 76,000 Afghan refugees have relocated to the U.S. While California and Texas have taken in most of the displaced Afghans, many will eventually go elsewhere. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 Ref #4: I remember visiting Shaw's Gardens, The Hill, and the Zoo as a wee lad. Always a treat. Have to take a pass on it these days. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-05-07 13:57 |
| #6 Urban Democrat shitholes |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-05-07 12:30 |
| #5 Not even cities in the American Heartland are immune. It's not just a blue coast problem. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-05-07 11:48 |
| #4 St. Louis has lost well over 2/3 of its population since I was born there in 1949. A series of really horrible politicians, even by current standards, wrecked what was a vibrant and beautiful city. They COULD try to attract people by improving the schools and throwing criminals in jail. But apparently that solution has never occurred to anyone. |
| Posted by: Tom 2022-05-07 11:46 |
| #3 If they get free tickets to Blues hockey games, then I'd be really p.o.'ed. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2022-05-07 11:09 |
| #2 A real quality upgrade there... |
| Posted by: Raj 2022-05-07 09:26 |
| #1 Got to keep those urban numbers up. School districts must be filled, federal benefits must be dispersed, democratic congressional districting and representation maintained. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-05-07 09:00 |