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    By Richard Hermna Sergeant Shultz has nothing on Cleveland media’s penchant for seeing only what it wants to see. It is hard to believe that the Plain Dealer editorial board is doing its homework when it says that Greater Cleveland made “extraordinary efforts” in immigrant attraction in 2013. Huh? http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/01/assessing_agenda_2013_greater.html The national media consistently leaves out mention of Cleveland as it discusses the “extraordinary” innovations on this front in cities like Detroit, Dayton, St. Louis, Columbus, Baltimore, Chicago, Indy, Buffalo, Syracuse, and other rust belt cities. There is a reason for this omission: the rest of the country sees the anemic immigration policy discussion taking place in Cleveland ---- and yet, our own journalists (with a few exceptions), miss the entire story. Perhaps the first thing the editors of the PD should consider doing, to educate themselves and their readers, is to begin re-publishing pivotal stories that are generated about this issue, seemingly weekly, from the NYTimes, WSJ, Washpost, CNN and other outlets. If for nothing else, exposure to the real issues and possibilities might raise the level of discussion in Cleveland beyond platitudes and pablum. Second, if the Plain Dealer editorial board is going to discuss this issue as one of their longstanding “editorial priorities,” like they did recently on television, they should have a deeper understanding of the questions involved, rather than just parroting the mantra of need to attract “high skill immigrants.” The issue is much more complex and nuanced than that. Isn’t the role of journalism to uncover the heart of the matter? Shouldn’t they be asking the question: why are peer cities running toward this issue, why Cleveland is largely running away from it? A recent sampling of “extraordinary efforts” outside the CLE compound: Detroit http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/24/us/immigrants-seen-as-way-to-refill-detroit-ranks.html http://michiganradio.org/post/why-snyders-immigration-plan-may-be-his-best-yet http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-america/economy/michigan-as-midwest-silicon-valley-20140117 http://www.marketplace.org/topics/wealth-poverty/michigan-wants-50000-skilled-immigrants-save-detroit Dayton http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/07/us/ailing-cities-extend-hand-to-immigrants.html St. Louis http://stlouisco.me/2013/09/08/mosaic-project-gets-global-coverage-on-cnn/ http://www.stlamerican.com/news/editorials/article_f41e5858-e9a5-11e2-9edf-001a4bcf887a.html Accelerating Trend in Cities Embracing Immigrants to Promote Economic Growth http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2013/12/us-cities-in-a-racetoattractimmigrants.html http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/09/18/immigration-is-a-positive-force-for-economic-growth-in-cities/ http://immigrationimpact.com/2014/01/15/immigrant-entrepreneurs-driving-growth-in-americas-heartland http://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/r14/USA/Politics/2013/1128/On-illegal-immigration-more-cities-are-rolling-out-a-welcome-mat Also of note, cities of Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Dayton all have recently elected new mayors. All are pro-immigrant. Bill Peduto, the new mayor of Pittsburgh, ran on a campaign of making Pittsburgh a more immigrant-friendly city. He won by a landslide. http://www.billpeduto.com/2013/02/27/84-city-of-immigrants-welcoming-a-new-generation-of-immigrants-to-pittsburgh/ Peduto appointed Tom Buell, of Global Pittsburgh, to head the Global City committee on his transition team. http://globalpittsburgh.blogspot.com/2014/01/open-letter-to-mayor-elect-bill-peduto.html The upcoming summit on immigrant-friendly cities in the rust belt will be held in Pittsburgh in April Detroit’s new mayor Duggan supports his governor’s proactive approach to help rebuild Detroit by welcoming 50,000 new immigrants in 5 years and pushing for new immigration laws that provide benefit

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    By Richard Hermna Sergeant Shultz has nothing on Cleveland media’s penchant for seeing only what it wants to see. It is hard to believe that the Plain Dealer editorial board is doing its homework when it says that Greater Cleveland made “extraordinary efforts” in immigrant attraction in 2013. Huh? http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/01/assessing_agenda_2013_greater.html The national media consistently leaves out mention of Cleveland as it discusses the “extraordinary” innovations on this front in cities like Detroit, Dayton, St. Louis, Columbus, Baltimore, Chicago, Indy, Buffalo, Syracuse, and other rust belt cities. There is a reason for this omission: the rest of the country sees the anemic immigration policy discussion taking place in Cleveland ---- and yet, our own journalists (with a few exceptions), miss the entire story. Perhaps the first thing the editors of the PD should consider doing, to educate themselves and their readers, is to begin re-publishing pivotal stories that are generated about this issue, seemingly weekly, from the NYTimes, WSJ, Washpost, CNN and other outlets. If for nothing else, exposure to the real issues and possibilities might raise the level of discussion in Cleveland beyond platitudes and pablum. Second, if the Plain Dealer editorial board is going to discuss this issue as one of their longstanding “editorial priorities,” like they did recently on television, they should have a deeper understanding of the questions involved, rather than just parroting the mantra of need to attract “high skill immigrants.” The issue is much more complex and nuanced than that. Isn’t the role of journalism to uncover the heart of the matter? Shouldn’t they be asking the question: why are peer cities running toward this issue, why Cleveland is largely running away from it? A recent sampling of “extraordinary efforts” outside the CLE compound: Detroit http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/24/us/immigrants-seen-as-way-to-refill-detroit-ranks.html http://michiganradio.org/post/why-snyders-immigration-plan-may-be-his-best-yet http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-america/economy/michigan-as-midwest-silicon-valley-20140117 http://www.marketplace.org/topics/wealth-poverty/michigan-wants-50000-skilled-immigrants-save-detroit Dayton http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/07/us/ailing-cities-extend-hand-to-immigrants.html St. Louis http://stlouisco.me/2013/09/08/mosaic-project-gets-global-coverage-on-cnn/ http://www.stlamerican.com/news/editorials/article_f41e5858-e9a5-11e2-9edf-001a4bcf887a.html Accelerating Trend in Cities Embracing Immigrants to Promote Economic Growth http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2013/12/us-cities-in-a-racetoattractimmigrants.html http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/09/18/immigration-is-a-positive-force-for-economic-growth-in-cities/ http://immigrationimpact.com/2014/01/15/immigrant-entrepreneurs-driving-growth-in-americas-heartland http://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/r14/USA/Politics/2013/1128/On-illegal-immigration-more-cities-are-rolling-out-a-welcome-mat Also of note, cities of Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Dayton all have recently elected new mayors. All are pro-immigrant. Bill Peduto, the new mayor of Pittsburgh, ran on a campaign of making Pittsburgh a more immigrant-friendly city. He won by a landslide. http://www.billpeduto.com/2013/02/27/84-city-of-immigrants-welcoming-a-new-generation-of-immigrants-to-pittsburgh/ Peduto appointed Tom Buell, of Global Pittsburgh, to head the Global City committee on his transition team. http://globalpittsburgh.blogspot.com/2014/01/open-letter-to-mayor-elect-bill-peduto.html The upcoming summit on immigrant-friendly cities in the rust belt will be held in Pittsburgh in April Detroit’s new mayor Duggan supports his governor’s proactive approach to help rebuild Detroit by welcoming 50,000 new immigrants in 5 years and pushing for new immigration laws that provide benefit

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    By Richard Hermna Sergeant Shultz has nothing on Cleveland media’s penchant for seeing only what it wants to see. It is hard to believe that the Plain Dealer editorial board is doing its homework when it says that Greater Cleveland made “extraordinary efforts” in immigrant attraction in 2013. Huh? http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/01/assessing_agenda_2013_greater.html The national media consistently leaves out mention of Cleveland as it discusses the “extraordinary” innovations on this front in cities like Detroit, Dayton, St. Louis, Columbus, Baltimore, Chicago, Indy, Buffalo, Syracuse, and other rust belt cities. There is a reason for this omission: the rest of the country sees the anemic immigration policy discussion taking place in Cleveland ---- and yet, our own journalists (with a few exceptions), miss the entire story. Perhaps the first thing the editors of the PD should consider doing, to educate themselves and their readers, is to begin re-publishing pivotal stories that are generated about this issue, seemingly weekly, from the NYTimes, WSJ, Washpost, CNN and other outlets. If for nothing else, exposure to the real issues and possibilities might raise the level of discussion in Cleveland beyond platitudes and pablum. Second, if the Plain Dealer editorial board is going to discuss this issue as one of their longstanding “editorial priorities,” like they did recently on television, they should have a deeper understanding of the questions involved, rather than just parroting the mantra of need to attract “high skill immigrants.” The issue is much more complex and nuanced than that. Isn’t the role of journalism to uncover the heart of the matter? Shouldn’t they be asking the question: why are peer cities running toward this issue, why Cleveland is largely running away from it? A recent sampling of “extraordinary efforts” outside the CLE compound: Detroit http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/24/us/immigrants-seen-as-way-to-refill-detroit-ranks.html http://michiganradio.org/post/why-snyders-immigration-plan-may-be-his-best-yet http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-america/economy/michigan-as-midwest-silicon-valley-20140117 http://www.marketplace.org/topics/wealth-poverty/michigan-wants-50000-skilled-immigrants-save-detroit Dayton http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/07/us/ailing-cities-extend-hand-to-immigrants.html St. Louis http://stlouisco.me/2013/09/08/mosaic-project-gets-global-coverage-on-cnn/ http://www.stlamerican.com/news/editorials/article_f41e5858-e9a5-11e2-9edf-001a4bcf887a.html Accelerating Trend in Cities Embracing Immigrants to Promote Economic Growth http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2013/12/us-cities-in-a-racetoattractimmigrants.html http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/09/18/immigration-is-a-positive-force-for-economic-growth-in-cities/ http://immigrationimpact.com/2014/01/15/immigrant-entrepreneurs-driving-growth-in-americas-heartland http://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/r14/USA/Politics/2013/1128/On-illegal-immigration-more-cities-are-rolling-out-a-welcome-mat Also of note, cities of Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Dayton all have recently elected new mayors. All are pro-immigrant. Bill Peduto, the new mayor of Pittsburgh, ran on a campaign of making Pittsburgh a more immigrant-friendly city. He won by a landslide. http://www.billpeduto.com/2013/02/27/84-city-of-immigrants-welcoming-a-new-generation-of-immigrants-to-pittsburgh/ Peduto appointed Tom Buell, of Global Pittsburgh, to head the Global City committee on his transition team. http://globalpittsburgh.blogspot.com/2014/01/open-letter-to-mayor-elect-bill-peduto.html The upcoming summit on immigrant-friendly cities in the rust belt will be held in Pittsburgh in April Detroit’s new mayor Duggan supports his governor’s proactive approach to help rebuild Detroit by welcoming 50,000 new immigrants in 5 years and pushing for new immigration laws that provide benefit

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