You assume that this person is of legal age to work, a US resident, not a felon, has a decent enough resume to warrant a 6 figure salary, actually wants to live

You assume that this person is of legal age to work, a US resident, not a felon, has a decent enough resume to warrant a 6 figure salary, actually wants to live in California, and then conclude that he is an idiot. That's an awful lot of assumptions.