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Rust Belt Revitalization, Immigration, and Islam: Toward a Better Understanding of Mosques in Declining Urban Neighborhoods

Rust Belt Revitalization, Immigration, and Islam: Toward a Better Understanding of Mosques in... Rust Belt Revitalization, Immigration, and Islam: Toward a Better Understanding of Mosques in Declining Urban Neighborhoods Rebecca A. Karam* CUNY Graduate Center, New York Much to the dismay of Detroit’s urban planners and politicians, 2016 U.S. Census esti- mates indicate that the city’s population has continued its decades-long decline. Once home to 1.86 million people in 1950, current estimates are at 672,795 residents. This year’s figures mark the first time since before the Civil War that Detroit has not ranked among the nation’s top 20 largest cities (Tanner 2017). Rust Belt cities, like Detroit, face long-standing crises related to deindustrialization that, in addition to declining populations, include eroding tax bases, failing schools, lack of social services, and increasing crime rates. To stem such decline, the mayors of Detroit, Cleveland, and St. Louis are encouraging immigrants to settle in their cities, pointing to examples in which immigrants have increased neighborhood stability, contributed to city coffers, and in turn have boosted municipal credit ratings and bond sales. In fact, the mayor of St. Louis recently credited the city’s Bosnian newcomers with helping “revitalize this city” (Jamrisko and Englert 2017). Not only do immigrants make significant contribu- tions to the U.S. economy http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png City and Community SAGE

Rust Belt Revitalization, Immigration, and Islam: Toward a Better Understanding of Mosques in Declining Urban Neighborhoods

City and Community , Volume 16 (3): 1 – Sep 1, 2017

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© 2017 American Sociological Association
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1535-6841
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1540-6040
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10.1111/cico.12244
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Rust Belt Revitalization, Immigration, and Islam: Toward a Better Understanding of Mosques in Declining Urban Neighborhoods Rebecca A. Karam* CUNY Graduate Center, New York Much to the dismay of Detroit’s urban planners and politicians, 2016 U.S. Census esti- mates indicate that the city’s population has continued its decades-long decline. Once home to 1.86 million people in 1950, current estimates are at 672,795 residents. This year’s figures mark the first time since before the Civil War that Detroit has not ranked among the nation’s top 20 largest cities (Tanner 2017). Rust Belt cities, like Detroit, face long-standing crises related to deindustrialization that, in addition to declining populations, include eroding tax bases, failing schools, lack of social services, and increasing crime rates. To stem such decline, the mayors of Detroit, Cleveland, and St. Louis are encouraging immigrants to settle in their cities, pointing to examples in which immigrants have increased neighborhood stability, contributed to city coffers, and in turn have boosted municipal credit ratings and bond sales. In fact, the mayor of St. Louis recently credited the city’s Bosnian newcomers with helping “revitalize this city” (Jamrisko and Englert 2017). Not only do immigrants make significant contribu- tions to the U.S. economy

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Published: Sep 1, 2017

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