William Frey

William Frey
William C. Freywas a United States federal judge...
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There is this 'Go East' mentality in California. Even people who have lived there most of their lives, when it comes time to retire are cashing out and leaving.
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There's a middle-class flight on both sides of the country.
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Back 30 or 40 years ago when people thought about where they'd move it was based on jobs. Now housing is as much of a factor.
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You're the first kid on the block when you come into some of these neighborhoods and it's not always easy. There will have to be a little bit of accommodation from both the newcomers and the people already there.
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You see many more demonstrations and rallies where you might not have seen them 15 years ago or even five years ago.
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Young people that might have stayed or might have come from other places are now going to move somewhere else.
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This is really the first wave of black seniors who got established into the middle class. This is the first wave of black baby boomers who are starting to get into active adult age ... who were able to benefit from civil rights legislation and were able to get in to the middle class.
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Something like 72 percent of the nation's growth in the black population is taking place in the South. I think it has something to do with a cultural comfort zone. I think there is this long-term connection that African Americans feel with that region that they don't quite have with the other parts of the country.
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D.C. is like a revolving door. These young people move in and then they move out when they want to have kids.
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(Latinos) are growing faster because they are a bigger part of immigration than other groups and they also have higher fertility than other groups.
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If it takes a year or two, there will be significant resettling back in New Orleans, ... then people sort of get on with their lives.
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The people there are now getting a taste of diversity, firsthand.
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People make moves largely on the basis of they've got jobs somewhere, housing costs. But lifestyle, people generally don't take that into account. If you have an opportunity, stay there for a couple of weeks. Sit down and talk to people who have just made that move. Find out what issues they have.
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So a lot of suburban counties, a lot of exurban counties, that used to be all white are now getting new Hispanics and in some cases Asians and African Americans. And what this does is give much of America a first taste of what diversity is like.