There are enough behind-the-scenes intimidations, whether through promises of unending labor Department audits, regulatory checks, etc., this could be stopped in a heartbeat. And you don’t have to say, “Stay in NY.” You just say, “You have to stay in the US.”
And it can all be done without actually having to pull the trigger, because the corporate guys know the cost of being on the wrong side of this stuff. And it can be done without significantly affecting the bottom line.
Laid off workers will know about hardship, after few months. Then they will get angry.
All of which, if true, means that they are doing it on purpose, to destroy this country.