That's brain-power that wants to stay in our city. But Boston Mayor Thomas Menino sees this as the forerunner of a 21st century trend.
Cities are really the economic engine.
Menino credits Boston's diversified economy, with significant healthcare, financial services, academic and hospitality sectors, for the city's strength. Menino said that gentrification brought about by young professionals, along with a marked increase in the number of Latinos and Asians, have combined to produce Boston's 14,000-person gain between the 1990 and 2000 censuses. I don't have a magic wand. Menino, who had an 85 percent approval rating in one recent survey, cites improvements in the schools and a drop in crime as among his proudest achievements. But he is concerned that federal help, which enabled him to swell his police force and buy technology for the schools, will dry up now that a Republican administration is in office.