Greetings Forum Phenoms,

Resettlement - Afghans to Detroit. Just asking. With my cursory knowledge of the housing stock in Detroit, I am wondering whether a goodly number of boarded up houses could be rehabbed quickly enough to help create a community for these refugees. Yes, I am mindful of situations like competition for jobs with the established community. Another group of non-Christians within the city proper. Possible terrorist “plants” within this group. Racism and Xenophobia. All of the hallmarks that greeted other large contingents of immigrants [[The Hmong community in Minnesota comes to mind, as well as, Cubans, Central Americans, Vietnamese, and Filipinos.)

A significant number of Afghans could change the landscape of the city - over time. Would 50,000 people be too many? Not enough?