Secrets of the City

They certainly seem to be doing well in our neighborhood. Sounds like a win-win for America.

They seem to do pretty well in my neighborhood too. And I really appreciate them. Mexican bakeries make my life much better.

It’s amazing what the Hmong immigrants have done for Frogtown and University Avenue. If it weren’t for these ambitious businesspeople, the area would look a lot like Detroit, I imagine.

Agreed — University Avenue has seen steady improvements since we first moved to the Twin Cities. There are still some rough spots and empty buildings, but immigrant-owned business have really made a change for the better.

I hope to see the same happen on Rice Street and the North End neighborhood.

University Avenue has to be seen as a success, especially given the come-here-with-nothing status of the immigrants and how the mayor/city council club have done nothing to grease the skids. I’ll take a Little Vientiane over any-sized Detroit any day.

I applaud and welcome any group that wants to come here, work for a living and make a better life for themselves and their families.

Except for those cultures pushing Sharia law on everyone else; they can go infest some other planet.

And it isn’t just University Avenue. Lake Street, Nicollet, and Central all are incredibly exciting corridors that draw money to the cities and serve as tourist destinations themselves. Without these immigrant owned business the areas would just be a blight to the city. Without the tax and tourist money, my property taxes would be through the roof, I suspect.