Foreign car-building nations got their foot in the American auto market and never let go.This going to industrial cities for jobs has been going on since the industrial revolution gained momentum and Jefferson's nation of small farms gradually lost momentum. Unfortunately many of Detroit's jobs depended on the auto industry and when VW began to import a small dependable car and Detroit's response was bigger tail fins,Sure, it's all the unemployed people moving to Detroit that accounts for its illiteracy and innumeracy. Apparently there are swarms of people moving to Motown to get jobs and ensure their children's education.One problem with industrial cities is they become magnets for the unemployed, the unemployed go to those cities looking for work. When too many unemployed descend on an area they begin to have problems. Add to that, if the manufacturing sector makes errors and lose sales or less workers are needed, we now have a city with real problems.
whew
Sounds to me like Regent is claiming that only dumbasses are moving to Detroit. Since the percentages were for 8th graders (13 - 14 year olds), did they move to Detroit looking for jobs since he claims the unemployed flock to the cities looking for work? I thought there were laws against working at that age.
we lost many of those jobs.
That occurred a long time ago.
Why has that problem not been solved?
Sure, back in the 70s.
YOu telling me that there has been no adjustment to this new reality by the people of Detroit since then? THey have just been standing around waiting for those jobs to come back?