31 Quotes by William Frey

Let's face it, bright lights aren't as bright as they used to be downtown. The high priority is to have an affordable house.

Certainly, it (New Orleans) will be more of a Hispanic city than before. The real issue is how well immigrants will be integrated into the community.

Basically, Louisiana has been a poster child for brain drain, especially whites with college degrees,

If anyone has a desire to go back home, they do,

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.

The people there are now getting a taste of diversity, firsthand.

(Latinos) are growing faster because they are a bigger part of immigration than other groups and they also have higher fertility than other groups.

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.

I think low density is the attraction. People would rather make a long commute and have a big yard and a big house.