As one of those refugees now living in the Great State of Alabama, I can say not only were we "blown away", we were driven away.
Put in the simplest of terms:
Populations follow jobs;
Jobs follow Capital;
Capital follows the path of least resistance. (Resistance being taxes, regulations, corruption, and poltical interference)
“Capital follows the path of least resistance. (Resistance being taxes, regulations, corruption, and poltical interference)”
A very nice summation, very nice indeed.