I live and minister in NW Arkansas - one of the rapidly-growing areas where Californians and others from Woke-West Amerika are fleeing to... And between their driving up property values/costs beyond the grasp of many locals, despite their claims of trying to flee the wokeness, are bringing it with them.
It is truly frustrating - they come griping about taxes and cost-of-living out West. they come griping about the heavy-handed environmental regulation. They come bemoaning the strict property restrictions. They come despising the indoctrination of children in schools...
And then set out to bring all of that here - they complain about certain “infrastructure” or government-provided services that we don’t have (and really haven’t seen a need for it) - so they begin to demand it and try to organize enough who feel the same way - well... Those extra things cost money. So what is next? A tax increase. Oh - and that little rural school that still has a “Christmas concern” by the choir or band? Can’t call it that any more, you know... separation of Church and State... (but demand celebrations of “Earth Day” and Gay Pride/LGBTQ+ day...)
Then they are driving the hyper-development of thousands of acres of woods and pasture... but then want to restrict other people’s property as “greenways”...
They drive like drunkards everywhere, as if they own every square inch of the road, they are not bound by traffic laws, and they really don’t care if they are rude jerks in public places...
Hopefully you have some good political leaders who will explain to the looser West Coasters, if they want a New California, it would be better for everyone if they move back.