Posted on 02/11/2016 6:57:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind
California has something of a migration problem. Yes, the state's population growth rate has been hovering just under 1% for a few years with natural increases and international net migration staying just strong enough for the state to continue growing, but California's consistent net domestic out-migration should be concerning to Sacramento as it develops state policy. As the adage goes, people vote with their feet and one thing is clear, more people are choosing to leave California than come.
First, a note about population growth. A state's population grows (or shrinks) based on two major components: one, natural increase - i.e. the difference between births and deaths - and two, net migration - i.e. difference between people moving in and out of the state. Within the migration category is domestic migration and immigration (i.e. international migration). Unfortunately for California, most of the categories are trending in the wrong direction for the state. While remaining positive, natural increases have been trending downward over the last decade-plus. Moreover, the state's domestic migration has consistently been negative. And even international migration, again while still positive, has been stagnant for some time.
By understanding who these net domestic out-migrants are, we can get a better sense as to why more people are leaving California than coming to the Golden State. Using the Census Bureau's March Supplemental Current Population Survey, we can get an approximation of just that. Between 2004 and 2015, roughly 930,000 more people left California than moved to the Golden State -just three years saw net domestic in-migration. The biggest beneficiaries of California's net loss are Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
California is bleeding working young professional families. Approximately 18% of net domestic out-migrants are children (ages 0 to 17), while another 36% are those between ages of 40 and 54.
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And they are “Californicating” the states they are moving to.
Yup, pollution of the worse kind.
Dumb B******* you’d think that they would have learned!
Please stay in Kalifornia and reap what you sowed.
The “Reconquesta” is progressing nicely. California in 2025 will resemble Brazil.
Exactly. Can we build a wall along their border as well?
Americans out, Third World in.
It’s not new, Dubya presided over the same thing.
It’s what happens when the Uniparty decides to change the demographics of America. California just gets to be first.
With the Democrats running the show out there it was nice knowing you California. You’ll never retain the greatness you once had.
My 28 year old son returned home to the Chicago area after living in San Diego for three years. He had hoped to settle his roots there, but changed his mind. The reason he gave me?
“Dad, they’re nuts out there. The taxes are too high and they simply don’t have good Midwest values.”
Unfortunately, the fleeing Californians flee only to recreate the conditions they left.
The only way to push the Reset button on California is for the whole state economy to crash and burn. The politicians will try to rearrange the deckchairs on their sinking ship of state, but the numbers of takers will totally out number the taxpayers. Those taxpayers and businesses are rapidly leaving the state. I guess the only thing left is to tax the illegal aliens for the benefits they’re getting; you’ve taxed the producers out of the state. Time to make the takers pay their fair share. Oh, wait, the illegal aliens have gone back home? You’re screwed folks, because all that’s left are the rich in Hollywood and your union buddies, neither of which want to pay the kind of taxes you need to keep this sinking ship afloat.
They are welcome, only if they left their Evita Marcos like Habits (Democrat, Liberal, Hippie,Free High Taxing, Anti Gun, Open Border, Illegal Immigration, etc.) in California
Beneficiaries? More like victims.
RE: My 28 year old son returned home to the Chicago area after living in San Diego for three years.
From California to Illinois? How’s that an improvement?
We’ve got scores of other states he can consider to make a career, not these two please.
Sent my kid to college in Texas and he is now married and living in Arkansas. Had 2 or 3 job offers here in commiefornia and decided to stay there. Works for a major automobile manufacturer as an engineer. He grew up here in commiefornia.
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