Today I'm joined in @auburn_wa by @KCCouncil, valued employees, & Mayor Backus to talk about what we've done & what's next. #SOTC
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In 2014, the population of King County reached 2M; last year, it was 2.1M. That's 200k more folks than when I took office in '09.
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Many came by way of the maternity ward (including my daughter!), but migration and immigration play an important part in our story. #SOTC
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+40% of new King Co residents since are new Americans. They come here to seek a better life—but we're are all enriched by their presence.
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We must acknowledge, too, that, unless you're among the area's native peoples, no one of us has a particularly superior claim to its bounty.
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