People Fleeing People's Republic of California

Muhammed El-Hasan of The Daily Breeze brings us an article headlined: California Residents Decide Golden State is Tarnishing
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/3937691.html

The Golden State is No. 1 in outward migration of residents to other states, according to the most recent figures provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

From July 1, 2004, to July 1, 2005, the net flow of residents from California to other states -- those moving to the state minus those leaving -- was negative 239,000 people. That's higher than any other state in the union.

Does this really account for all of the illegal aliens streaming across the border? Even if it doesn't, the illegal aliens who are here are dropping enough anchor babies to fill in the gap.

And after a lull of a few years, the net departures again seem to be accelerating.

For example, the period from July 1, 2000, to July 1, 2005, saw a net outflow of 664,000 people from California, an average of nearly 133,000 a year.

That average is about half of the latest figure.

Replacing Davis with Schwarzenegger slowed the rate of acceleration towards socialist third world status ever so slightly.

The housing boom has made buying a home or even renting much more expensive than just a few years ago. That has inspired many of the state's residents to eye cheaper homes in other states while giving pause to those considering a move to California.

Yeah, and the "affordable housing" schemes only making it worse, increasing the cost of all of the other units.

Despite California's net loss of residents to other states, in a seeming contradiction, the Golden State remained No. 1 in attracting foreign immigrants, drawing about one in every five entering the U.S., according to Office of Immigration Statistics figures for Oct. 1, 2004 to Sept. 30, 2005, the latest available.

I'd like to know if those are legal immigrants or illegal invaders and border hoppers.

People are leaving California because they don't want to be forced to learn Spanish just to hold a decent job. They are leaving because the government schools are imposing immorality on their kids and still pleading for yet more money, even though the lottery was supposed to take care of them. They are leaving because the traffic is insane and they have to wait in it next to someone blaring accordion music with Spanish music on one side of their stopped car, and someone else blaring the latest gangsta rap on the other side, and a scammer standing in the median asking for money. They are leaving because they are tired of the gangs and the taxes and having the President of Mexico tell us what to do. They are leaving because you can't hire an employee or rent out your property without putting yourself at the mercy of crushing regulations and government agencies there to make sure you can never get rid of them if things don't work out.