Cosmopolitan pain

Melting pot: Diversity is good for cities. Studies have shown that it is good for the economy, as cultural diversity has a positive effect on productivity. — 123rf.com

GLOBALISATION has made our cities more diverse, and cities are in fact already a place of conglomeration of strangers and people from all over. Major cities around the world today have more foreign- born residents than before, with some cities having a population that is close to 40% foreign.

According to a report by the World Economic Forum, the annual migration growth from 2000 to 2015 was 2.4%, double the annual population growth of 1.2%. Some of the migrants moved to start new jobs, some were fleeing conflict and political instability – almost all of them ended up in cities.