First, the New York Times, now The Daily Show with Jon Stewart?
The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi and Dayton city manager, Tim Riordan in front of Dayton City Hall.
Dayton’s immigration-friendly initiatives gained the city more time in the spotlight last night on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. City manager, Tim Riordan and our city hall both make an appearance.
Dayton City Manager, Tim Riordan appearing on The Daily Show. Credit: Comedy Central
“The influx of immigrants into Dayton has been a good thing,” said Riordan in the segment hosted by Aasif Mandvi.
This comedic piece contrasts the negative attitudes regarding illegal immigrants against the often overlooked positives including the billions of dollars in benefits that they provide stemming from taxes, starting new businesses, and creating jobs.
The ‘Welcome to Dayton’ plan, launched in 2011, also recently gained Dayton a spot on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s list of top enterprising cities.
It is the only city in the midwest to make the list and shared the spotlight with major cities like Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Memphis, and San Antonio.
Where will Dayton appear next?
Watch the video here! (via thedailyshow.com)
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