A 400% increase in African immigrants to Metro Detroit in the last
decade has infused the area with new stores, churches and mosques,
social organizations and professional services.
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Michigan is home to about 40,000 Africans,
roughly half of whom live in Wayne or Oakland counties. Many others are
in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor and Flint.
"They are smart,
motivated, and they do well in this country, and that leads to growth
in immigration," said David Wiley, director of the African Studies
Center at Michigan State University. "Of all African-born immigrants to
the United States, 50 percent have one or more degrees in higher
education."
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