The other day I was watching local news here in Minneapolis, Minnesota (where I moved recently) when the news about new statewide ad compaign about immigrants came up.
Apparently, the the state goverment is going to start an ad compaign to promote friendliness towards immigrants in the state.
The ad starts with something like 'Immigrants think Minnesota is cold... and they are not talking about the weather'.
My limited, personal experience from that aspect is quite pleasant so far but since I have not lived here long enough, can't say much. However, what impressed me was the notion of putting out an ad itself. I have lived in East-coast states for more than 7 years and I never heard anything of such connotation there. Imagine having such campaign started in NY City. I betta you can't. It's my presumption (which could be wrong) that the level of friendliness here in MN is probably better than in NY or NJ etc. but since MN does not get as many immigrants, it is more sensitive towards perserving and increasing the number here.
I think part of the reason behind this awareness is that most of the immigrants settle down to either East or West coast states since it's more convenient for them. Due to large and contineously growing number of immigrants in these areas, people there take immigrants' presence for granted. They don't realize the same level of importance of immigrants as many of the other mid-west or south-west states do since those areas don't get their desired 'quota' of immigrants.
There is no doubt about the fact that immigrants help boost the economy. Specially due the boom of IT and its related industries, a large number of immigrants are IT professionals coming to US on H-1B visas. The productivity impact of these IT professionals on market while there is a high demand of labor in the industry is enormous.
I think will take these ads on buses, street boards, and newspapers as a welcoming gesture for me.
Apparently, the the state goverment is going to start an ad compaign to promote friendliness towards immigrants in the state.
The ad starts with something like 'Immigrants think Minnesota is cold... and they are not talking about the weather'.
My limited, personal experience from that aspect is quite pleasant so far but since I have not lived here long enough, can't say much. However, what impressed me was the notion of putting out an ad itself. I have lived in East-coast states for more than 7 years and I never heard anything of such connotation there. Imagine having such campaign started in NY City. I betta you can't. It's my presumption (which could be wrong) that the level of friendliness here in MN is probably better than in NY or NJ etc. but since MN does not get as many immigrants, it is more sensitive towards perserving and increasing the number here.
I think part of the reason behind this awareness is that most of the immigrants settle down to either East or West coast states since it's more convenient for them. Due to large and contineously growing number of immigrants in these areas, people there take immigrants' presence for granted. They don't realize the same level of importance of immigrants as many of the other mid-west or south-west states do since those areas don't get their desired 'quota' of immigrants.
There is no doubt about the fact that immigrants help boost the economy. Specially due the boom of IT and its related industries, a large number of immigrants are IT professionals coming to US on H-1B visas. The productivity impact of these IT professionals on market while there is a high demand of labor in the industry is enormous.
I think will take these ads on buses, street boards, and newspapers as a welcoming gesture for me.

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