[exnavy]

You seem to be knowledgeable in things muslim, why do you suppose so many muslims have settled here in Michigan? The Detroit area seems to be overrun. Our climate is not all that similar to their mideast. Could it be the fresh water of the Great Lakes? I'm puzzled.

[4Freedom]

Proximity to the Canadian border?

[RushLake]

You seem to be knowledgeable in things muslim, why do you suppose so many muslims have settled here in Michigan? The Detroit area seems to be overrun.

I had 32 years at Ford from the line to union rep to management roll. I've never heard why specifically, but I do know that there were a lot of arabs in the plants that took a lot of advantage of the medical leave programs. I knew several that ran businesses on the outside, came to work at Ford enough to remain on the employment rolls-usually a few days every 2 or 3 months, then went back out on medical leave with the help of certain doctors. They kept their vacation, health care, and other benefits that way. The company "Human Relations" department knows all about it, but has a hard time doing anything about it. They have a diversity program at Ford don't you know.

[SauronOfMordor]

You seem to be knowledgeable in things muslim, why do you suppose so many muslims have settled here in Michigan? The Detroit area seems to be overrun.

The Canadian border is porous (or was up to 9/11, haven't checked it out recently). From Detroit, we used to be able to drive across to Canada to visit the night-life, and come back and just have to wave our drivers licenses at the border guard as ID. So anybody who wanted to come across from Canada just had to look a little like somebody's license photo.

[TLBSHOW]

There is a Iraq connection to the oil companies in Michigan, but besides that..........

Is Michigan a Terror Stronghold?

A police report obtained by Newsweek calls Detroit “a lucrative recruiting area and potential support base for international groups.”

http://www.msnbc.com/news/645432.asp?cp1=1