11-12-2018, 08:13 PM
(11-12-2018, 06:21 PM)Rootilda Wrote: People have been complaining about Californians moving to their states for decades, just ask Oregon. What they're forgetting to mention are all the people moving there. That's probably true for most of the desirable states.
That's true, a lot of people move to California from other states. It's also true that for the last several years, California's outbound domestic migration has been higher than our inbound domestic migration.
California's population continues to grow anyway though, via births and non-domestic immigration.
I think you're right that a lot of people move to New York and California because they desire the experience, with a plan to move on after a while. It seems to happen in waves, though the high cost of living is definitely a factor contributing to outbound migration of long-term California residents too.
In any case, I've never cared about the political affiliation of people who move here from the Midwest or the South or anywhere else. We're all American citizens and free to switch states as we see fit, thankfully.