"Refugees? Wow, aren't you full of yourself?"
Sorry to offend. Not intended. (I am a California native, and resident. As such I have to have a fairly thick skin).
Words like "refugee" or "migrant" are pretty mainstream, when talking about interstate relocation.
Understood ... thanks. My wife and I are moving for a variety of reasons. The politics of the state is part of it. The economy of the state is another part. Weather is another. I guess I think of people who have no where else to go and nothing to offer once they get somewhere else when I think of refugee. My wife and I are both high-tech professionals (both working for a company you might recognize with 3 initials and called a big base color). We feel we're taking our votes and our taxes to another part of the country that might meet our lifestyle expectations.