Economics
Immigration Not Enough to Halt Exodus From U.S. Cities
- Chicago leads nation in domestic departures in Bloomberg data
- Dallas, Houston, Phoenix among American cities showing gains
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Immigration to the U.S. has failed to make up for the number of residents leaving New York, Los Angeles and Chicago -- the nation’s top three metropolitan areas.
Chicago -- beset by crime, economic and budgetary woes and high taxes -- is the net exodus leader among 100 metro areas tracked by Bloomberg using Census Bureau data for the year through July 1, 2016. An average 245 local residents left the Windy City each day compared with the arrival of 71 foreigners. Census doesn’t inquire about a person’s citizenship status.