From you probably don't care, but my hometown was mentioned;
I was born and raised in Royal Oak - my ancestors were some of the founding fathers and I was 5th generation in one of the first churches in that city. Unfortunately I can not address the situation there since 1985, do to the move from there to FL. What I can say, if we are worried about the middle east influence there - very true. The city of Dearborn, home of Henry Ford, is now almost completely Iran/Iraq residents and who knows how many are legal. Closer to where I grew up, you have Warren, Sterling Heights, Troy and Clawson.
As of last year when we went back there to visit friends and relatives, Warren and Sterling Heights also was very heavily middle east influence with Troy and Clawson catching up fast. Royal Oak is mainly 10 Mile Rd. to 14 Mile Rd.north and south and from Greenfield to Campbell Road [named after a relative]west to east. The dividing line is down the middle - 12 mile road. Population at the time I lived there approx. 84,000, 99% white, household [bedroom community]. To the south 10-12 mile has become very 'gay', north of 12-14 is still okay? Because of the surrounding areas and the 10-12 corrider, went from 2 high schools to one / 4 junior highs to 2, and 15 elementary schools to 4. [Tough for gays to make babies I'm told, so no need for schools]. Major industry in the entire Detroit metro area is/was 'cars' [big surprise], since it is a very big union area and since unemployment is flouishing and jobs are in the toilet; unemployment then was 12-15%. In the 70&80's Detroit was known as the "Murder City" instead of Motor City. Taxes when I lived there was just below Massachusetts - School taxes for my house 1600.00 per year, property taxes 4,500.00 per year, state income tax and sales tax of 4% on everything except food and prescriptions. then all the 'hidden taxes' gas,phone, electric,etc, etc. I could continue but I think you get the idea - it was time to get the hell out.....
>book on left final alumni list of all grads at the High School I graduated from now closed -
mother, uncle, aunts, sister, and many cousins all listed
>my senior year book center
>history of Royal Oak - Grandfathers birth house, aunts and uncles, and some family businesses,
old and new church I was member of, schools I attended [only one elementary left]