But they have settled in Southfield by choice. The statisticians tell us that shouldn't happen. People want to dwell with those who share their values, their taste in foods, their religion, in some cases their group memories. It's a patchwork quilt, not a tie-dyed shirt. We don't live our lives by consistent percentages, no matter how much this may tick off academics and utopians.
People like to live where they feel at home.
George Cantor is a Detroit News editorial writer whose column is published on Saturday.