Far as California goes this is complete BS there’s always more people wanting to come here to the Bay Area dinner leaving at any given time occupancy rates and apartments or a new order of .01%
H1B foriegn trash, more than likely. Paid by formerly American companies that refuse to hire Americans
NJ also has a lot of people looking to move in - from Latin America and Asia. The exodus from these states is primarily white taxpayers; it has become impossible to make a living there as many were replaced with foreign workers (who suppressed wages while taxes rose), and the death spiral steepens as more and more foreigners move in with empty pockets and empty stomachs.
Eventually it comes full circle as new businesses avoid these sh!tholes due to massive taxes and lack of a skilled workforce (instead they face masses of outstretched palms); these states are suffering a brain drain from which it would be difficult to recover.