Global Detroit is an effort to revitalize Southeast Michigan’s economy by pursuing strategies that strengthen Detroit’s connections to the world, and that make the region more attractive and welcoming to immigrants, internationals, and foreign trade and investment as a means to produce jobs and regional economic growth.

Global Detroit has helped connect over $4 million of philanthropic investments in over a half dozen ambitious and exciting initiatives since completing an initial Global Detroit study in 2010.  These include launching innovative programs in international student retention, microenterprise training and lending, the Welcoming Michigan campaign, the Global Detroit Welcome Mat network of immigration and social services, and attracting foreign investment in companies that produce Michigan jobs.

Global Detroit is one of several efforts across the Great Lakes region that capitalizes on the Midwest’s (an American) experience of immigration as an economic growth engine.  Global Detroit welcomes international talent, investment, industriousness, innovation, trade, and diversity as opportunities to help Metro Detroit’s economy and job growth.

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Download the Global Detroit Study, which documents the positive contributions of foreign-born residents, dispels the fears and myths surrounding the role of immigrants in the regional economy, and outlines a comprehensive strategic plan to help return Michigan to economic prosperity.