CA-LA: People leaving county in droves (Largest population shift in US History)

Los Angeles Daily News ^ | 4/15/05 | Beth Barrett

[BurbankKarl]

I suppose it is the largest shift in Mexican history too! 190,000 immigrants into LA County IN ONE YEAR!

[AdamSelene235]

[BurbankKarl]

Long Hot Summer Ping

[Koblenz]

Zoning laws prohibiting additional construction to preserve open space is a big reason people are moving further from the core in many cities. Is this also the case in LA?

[Spok]

The only taxpayers left in LA will be in Hollywood and Beverly Hills. As compassionate liberals, I'm sure they won't mind supporting the rest of the county...

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Gee, I thought most of em were moving to Canada! D@mm!

[NEBUCHADNEZZAR1961]

Free-trade, open-borders bump!!!!

[ModelBreaker]

L.A. also is a major port of entry for many immigrants who gain an economic toehold, then move on to other cities and states, inflating the extent of the county's outmigration, demographers said.

It would also inflate the inmigration, would it not? How could a responsible demographer not point this out?

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

"But the overall population still increased with 98,184 new immigrants arriving from foreign countries"


Hmmm...seems Mexico has been training its emigrants on methods of entering our country illegally quite effectively.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Yeah, but THIS guy stayed!

[BurbankKarl]

Its just too expensive....most of the building now is UP, people adding second and third floors to their 1200 sq ft houses, which really looks strange in the neighborhoods when they finish ...also, the county has embraced more dense residential as in multistory condos, etc...such as in North Hollywood around the subway station.

[Czar]

America first - protected borders BUMP...

[BurbankKarl]

$510,000 2 Bed, 1 Bath

964 Sq. Ft

Single Family Property, Area: Burbank West, County: Los Angeles, Lot is 6000 sq. ft., Year Built: 1939, Single story, Garage, Fireplace(s), Dining room, Hardwood floors

[longtermmemmory]

Didn't beverly hills or hollywood want to secceed from LA?

I am surprised house prices have not collapesed if people are leaving. (/s) It must be only "poooooooooooooor" people.(/s)

[P8riot]

"But the overall population still increased with 98,184 new immigrants arriving from foreign countries"

Well, Los Angeles's full name is:

El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula

They should feel right at home

[DumpsterDiver]

Experts said the trend is a continuing shrinking of the middle class in Los Angeles and a worsening of the disparity in income between new arrivals and the wealthier, long-term residents whose incomes likely will grow who are tired of paying for the new arrivals.

Frey said studies show that no longer is the migration a "white flight" phenomena, but that Hispanics, in particular, and other ethnic groups are joining in increasing numbers.

Must be that a lot of people don't like it here.

"On an aggregate, Riverside is the biggest gainer in domestic migrants, and L.A. County is the biggest loser in terms of domestic migrants," Frey said.

What a quaint little term.

[Mr. Mojo]

People are leaving L.A. to go to Riverside

Not exactly an upgrade.

[kellynla]

Come on down to Orange County!
The water's great and plenty of conservatives!
heck we're building homes overlooking swamps...oops I mean "wetlands" in Huntington Beach LOL

[Servant of the 9]

Add the 115,000 net loss to the 190,000 illegals to be offset, and LA lost 305,000 legit citizens last year.

SO9

[Glenmerle]

County residents moved out of Southern California entirely, too, largely in search of cheaper real estate, less congested roads and employment, to counties such as Maricopa, which includes Phoenix, and Clark County, which includes Las Vegas.

Unfortunately, many (if not most) of these escapees bring their old voting habits with them. They never seem to get the connection between the liberals they elected and the decaying cities they escaped. So places like Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado, once conservative strongholds, grow increasingly left-wing as Californians and others move in.