I'm in Texas. A couple weeks back, I was doing an estimate for a black guy who'd relocated here from Detroit in 2015, and had just bought his first house.
We got into great rapport, and the conversation gradually slid into politics. He was singing the praises of the Texas economic miracle, and told me that he's been advising his relatives to move here.
At that moment, I realized it was vital that I help this guy wake up to a basic truth. I said to him:
"Yeah, moving to Texas is a smart thing to do, but people should stop and ask themselves why this state is so successful, and why their home state is failing. Fact is, this is a conservative state, and we do things differently here. That's why we're successful, so why would anyone move here and begin voting against the policies that make this state such a great place to live?"
He paused, and I could see the light bulb going off in his head. I'm hoping that he'll be voting Republican from now on.
We need all the good men and women we can get!