 In the 1970s and 1980s many Grenadians who emigrated from Grenada to the US not only left the island for economic reasons, but also for political reasons.They rejected the change of politicians in Granada, because these were moving from pro-democratic values to ideas associated with communism.In September 2009, an American of Grenadian descent, Jumaane Williams, became the first Grenadian-American in New York City's Council.