Kurt Metzger, research director with WSU's Center for Urban Studies, spoke at a "Breakfast of Nations" gathering Wednesday in West Bloomfield. The program, aimed at getting people from different cultures better acquainted with each other, attracted more than 200 participants. Metzger told the group that there has been more immigration to Michigan in the past few years than in any previous decade. He pointed out that the state needs new, highly skilled workers to make up for a decline in young and middle-aged working people. He pointed out that this would help boost the economy and tax revenue.