Iowa's 2010 Committee threw a surprising curve ball. Taking a cue from recent history, namely that Iowa's net growth has been due in part to immigration from Mexico, Bosnia, Sudan and Vietnam, the Committee is strongly suggesting that the state take a bold risk in making Iowa an Ellis Island of sorts. These brave bipartisan leaders in Iowa want their state to become a welcome center for immigrant peoples from other lands. Large immigration influxes are expected in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, Washington, DC, San Diego and Boston. And their suburban metropolitan areas continue to benefit with their own growing diversity.
American institutions are in a similar struggle over globalization and diversity.
GE, America's most admired corporation, is dominated by an all white men's group that has had diversity on its agenda for some 30 years. Organizational behavioral consultants have disagreed on what has hindered progress. The engineering type business. But John F. Welch, the company's CEO is seriously addressing the problem. But again, it seems the world is taking the lead in the promotion of diversity.