economics correspondent paul solman has the story of one city in new york state that continues to offer a welcome mat, and seeo it as good business. it's part of his weekly series, "making sense," which airs thursdays.of >> reporter: post-industrial utica, new york. upstate. downtrodden. and in the heart of downtown, where the united methodist church used to be, a thriving mosque. in the world beyond utica, the tide of refugees rises; the fear of foreigners swells. muslim terrorists, real and imagined, haunt us. ted cruz calls for increased policing of muslimor neighborhoods. >> focus on communities where radicalization is a risk. >> reporter: donald trump's first campaign ad went further. >> the politicians can pretendte it's something else but donald trump calls it radical islamic terrorism. that's why he's calling for ag temporary shutdown of muslims entering the united states untig we can figure out what's going on. >> reporter: but when we asked utica mayor robert palmieri if the city would be willing to resettle syrian refugees? >> i would say absolutely we would be. because utica

economics correspondent paul solman has the story, part of his "making sense" series, which airs thursdayson the newshour. >> reporter: at the engineering classroom of a top public magnet school in miami, terra high school, sebastian rodriguez and his team's entry in a national robot competition. >> you had to pick up a lot of wiffle balls and stack them into this canister here and then be able to propel them upwards into six-foot-tall tubes. >> reporter: turns out this whole school is as competitive as the robot-niks; you need high grades and test scores just to get in. you don't get any extra money for having built a really cool robot, do you? >> no, not at all. just the fun of having to build a robot. >> reporter: and why ask about money? because here, kids get paid for achievements through a college scholarship app called raise.me. senior barbara groh. >> they call them micro- scholarships and it's all based on your portfolio, your profile. so, for different aspects of my profile, i can get different amounts of money from different schools. so these are all my ap classes. >> reporter:

for the pbs newshour, this is economics correspondent paul solman, reporting from balmy seattle.or >> to make your way through the future world of ever rapidly changing technology. f that's the theme of the newest addition to the pbs bookshelf. judy woodruff has that. >> woodruff: back in 1985 when steve case co-founded america online, only three percent of americans were actually online. fast forward some 30 years and we can see the global change brought about by the internet and an ever growing array ofof devices and social media. so what is next? well, we get a glimpse from steve case himself he is the author of a new book, "the third wave: an entrepreneurs vision of the future." steve case it is good to see you. >> good to see you again. >> woodruff: so you borrow thatt term, 'the third wave' from the futurist alvin toffler. >> yeah, in college in the 1980s i read toffler's "third wave" and completely mesmerized me ans inspired me and lasted almost four decades the ideas he talking about the book and reading and talking about myut experiences. and i help others to similarly be ins

and, in the next eight minutes, our economics correspondent paul solman will fill you in and let you know what the secret is. it's part of our weekly 'making sense' report, which airs every thursday on the newshour. >> use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights and figure out what you want to do next. >> reporter: on tv, financial advice abounds. but the best advice is: ignore it. i >> hey, paul, come on in! >> reporter: so says university of chicago health policy professor harold pollack, who lives in flossmoor, illinois 20 miles from campus. about personal finance, until recently, he knew squat. >> i sort of figured it wouldre all work out, and i didn't have to think about it too much. and so i didn't. >> reporter: until, that is, he had to when, in 2003, his mother-in-law died suddenly, leaving her disabled son in the pollacks' hands. >> the expenses of caring for someone who is quite disabled, you know, are very frightening. when vincent moved into our home he was about 340 pounds, and we needed to get furniture that would fit him, and just one time we had to go out a

our economics correspondent paul solman responds to some criticism of the quiz and takes a closer lookay's personal evolution and the effect of income inequality in i america. all that and more is on our web site, www.pbs.org/newshour.or tonight on charlie rose, hugh and that's the newshour. on thursday, a business professor who started the viral trend of writing financial advice on index cards. i'm judy woodruff. join us on-line, and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial futurel >> fathom travel-- carnival corporation's small ship line. offering seven-day cruises toel three cities in cuba.re exploring the culture, cuisine t and historic sites through its people. more at fathom.org. >> genentech. >> supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the world's most pressing problems--on skollfoundation.org. >> supported by the rockefeller foundation. promoting the wellbeing of