He criticizes many national and state policies that write off whole communities in U.S. cities. These legislative policies neglect low-income housing, public education, community development and public health. They are blind to such people as the homeless, inner-city schoolchildren, skilled workers and the uninsured. Dana E. Jones reports one reason for this growth is the return upon retirement of people who grew up in rural areas, but lived and worked for years in urban areas. Also, technology makes it possible to work away from the office.
Rural life is seen as simpler, less stressful and less expensive.
Highway systems make city access easier for those who want to live away from urban congestion. Space in metropolitan areas has run out, population is spilling over into surrounding rural counties. The writer contends that the United States is largely a nation of immigrants and nowhere is this more apparent than in our cities. These immigrants tend to be young, ambitious, hardworking and healthy. They are willing to risk moving to a new country to start over.