Quote Originally Posted by Bham1982 View Post
By "upward" you mean "downward", right?

Mexicans have been leaving SW for Downriver, Taylor, Romulus and the like in increasing numbers, and the massive drop in Mexican immigration means no one is taking their place.
Have you been down there in recent years? As Eber Brock W. says, the area is actually growing, with housing prices going up and new stores and restaurants opening. The area may become somewhat less Hispanic-centric as the population dynamics shift somewhat, but southwest is doing pretty damn well at the moment.