Why New York is the leading city welcoming immigrants: History shows NYC was founded on immigrant labor force
As anti-immigrant sentiment erupts in Western democracies from Germany to the United States, some cities are still finding ways to make immigrants feel at home.
I conducted hundreds of interviews with immigrants in New York, Paris and Barcelona intermittently for over a decade to understand how each city integrates – or excludes – its migrants.
My new book, A Place to Call Home, explains why some cities and their residents do better at incorporating foreign-born newcomers in the local economy, culture and politics.