Multi-Cultural Metropolis
When a 2012 study revealed that St. Louis didn’t compare favorably to other regions regarding immigrant population, two local organizations decided to do something about it. “We’re missing an economic opportunity by not having more foreign-born people here,” explains Betsy Cohen, executive director of theSt. Louis Mosaic Project, which was founded in 2012 in an effort to draw more immigrants to the area. “We need to grow our population by attracting more.”
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