You nail it there, actually. That’s EXACTLY how Calif must then be viewed, as a staging area.
Too stupid to be a genuine threat. Seriously? You think la la landers are a threat? Have you lived on the west coast?
If we cut them loose, and I hope we do, they will rewild most of the state, force everyone into cities, remove as many cars as possible. Raise taxes to the roof. Central Cali is already a third world country.
The largest threat will be the grizzlies they will overpopulate.