The major populated areas of California are a long way from another state, unlike in NYC.
It puzzles me that California is still a going concern. That must mean that the disincentives for living there, even for taxpayers, don’t yet outweigh the incentives. Bill the Son, who works for an advertising agency, is going to L.A. next week. He was trolling for a catsitter at a family get-together last night.
The NYC metro area includes northeastern NJ and southwestern CT, and the refugees from the invasion and associated costs aren’t necessarily fleeing to nearby states - more and more are heading to the Southeast and Southwest.