I told the story here recently of two immigrants at our Thanksgiving dinner. One a daughter of "immigrants" from Peurto Rico. Yes, I know it is a territory the United States but not a fully functioning part of the United States and never has been. Another a daughter of refugees from Papua New Guinea. Just two families, probably 200 people together at this point and grandkids keep popping out.
Now multiply by the millions. How many hundred thousand came in last month alone?
“Sure, there will be some rural areas left”
I live in a poor rural part of appalachia with no jobs. Our town is 80% seniors and all the young people have left. The ones who are left are all meth heads. Abandoned empty homes are everywhere.
We never had the housing boom in the mid 2000’s. Our home prices have actually dropped over the last 10 years.
We were as coal town and all those jobs evaporated but coal now is being mined at record levels once again.
Hope it brings some people back. I hope when house prices get so high people will discover our little town.