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I’m trying to figure out the ethics of engineering where new migrants settle, in order to avoid enclaves. It’s a recipe for local resentments, but I understand the draw of migrants preferring familiarity of cultural fellow travelers.

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Ever since the US began new immigrants tended to settle near people who were like them. It's only human to want to be around people you feel some familiarity with. A couple of generations later, the groups are more dispersed.

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Yep, definitely true. And local resentment is historically the same. The difference now, at least to my mind, is that local politics has become national politics, and we stand to lose a lot more due to local resentment.

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