However, it appears unlikely that this legal action will impede the redistricting process. Chief Justice Blatz is waiting to see the results of the legislative process to adopt a redistricting plan. If the legislative process fails, she will then appoint the three-judge panel and begin consideration of the legal actions pending. Martha McMurry, state demographer s office, gave a presentation on migration trends. She stated that most migration is for short distances and that migration is strongly related to life cycles - going away to college, families moving to bigger homes, the elderly to nursing homes, etc.
Migrants tend to be a younger and poorer segment of the population.
Migration contributed greatly to Minnesota s population growth in the 1990s. The following is a summary of her slide show. The west and southwest U.S. had the fastest population growth from 1990 to 2000. The Census Bureau estimates rising international migration and fluctuating domestic migration to Minnesota from 1990 to 1999. Contributed substantially to 1990s population growth 2.