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>But Texas is not under attack. It is merely changing as America changes with it. Attack is too strong a term, but he massive spike in non-Texans immigrating t

>But Texas is not under attack. It is merely changing as America changes with it. Attack is too strong a term, but he massive spike in non-Texans immigrating to cities like Austin (for tech/creative jobs) and Houston (for energy and healthcare jobs) is having a noticeable impact on everything from housing prices to public culture.

csours 10y ago
That is part of the fabric of Texas for the past 150 years! My parents moved to Texas in the 1970's as part of a previous wave of immigration.
Cshelton 10y ago
And Dallas, who now has the most people moving to it than any other state in Texas and percentage wise, more than any other major city in the US.
- Cshelton 10y ago
  Any other city
stcredzero 10y ago
I found Houston to be quite cosmopolitan. I'd call it "working-person's cosmopolitan." There is a tolerance there borne of abundance and tradition, which has become its own common-culture sort of thing. People in Houston almost never get high and mighty or self-righteous on you for anything. On the downsides: Get mistaken for a teenager on a prom date, and you can be refused service in a fancy restaurant. Wait staff will "sir" and "ma'am" you. You can encounter some testosterone. Sometimes, this will even come from the cops. At the very least, there is an expectation you will be polite, if you stay away from the rougher spots. The ethos there is live and let live, for the most part. Here in the Bay Area? It's definitely not "Live and Let Live." Many here feel free to splat you in the face with their judgement. EDIT: Also, to debunk a stereotype, I know from a friend who worked with the DA and also as a private defense attorney, that Houston juries are not blindly Pro-Gun. There are certain things you do not do, certain things you do not have, or a Houston jury will put you away because you are a "gun nut." From another source, I know of a retired military DOD contractor who lost his job and his house because a Houston jury looked askance at his shooting a burglar in the butt as the burglar was climbing through the window of his house. Why? Because the burglar at the moment of the shooting, was leaving. Even in Houston, property isn't more important than human life.
- to3m 10y ago
  See, perhaps: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/11/the-secret-to-disagreeing-with-people-from-20-different-countries-in-one-chart/?postshare=2221463077607576&tid=ss_tw https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/11/the-s... - and maybe the US blob should be more like a large circle.
  - stcredzero 10y ago
    Also, Koreans can flip to the extreme opposite corner sometimes.
- zyxley 10y ago
  > Get mistaken for a teenager on a prom date, and you can be refused service in a fancy restaurant. Wait, what? I don't understand. Why do people feel that teenagers can't be allowed to have nice dinners?
  - stcredzero 10y ago
    I still don't understand myself. I was 39, and my girlfriend was 27, but she still got mistaken for 14 sometimes. (Back then, I was getting mistaken for my 20's.) They didn't explain, just refused to serve us.
dave2000 10y ago
Isn't that how Texas started? Isn't that how America started? Isn't that what happens in all places at all times? Get with the program!
- deleted 10y ago
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- woodman 10y ago
  Negative net migration is a thing. Texas has been at the top of domestic migration numbers for a while now, and the north east has been suffering negative figures. The north east would have to be pulling a lot of international migration in order to break even.

csours 10y ago

That is part of the fabric of Texas for the past 150 years! My parents moved to Texas in the 1970's as part of a previous wave of immigration.

Cshelton 10y ago

And Dallas, who now has the most people moving to it than any other state in Texas and percentage wise, more than any other major city in the US.

Cshelton 10y ago
Any other city

stcredzero 10y ago

I found Houston to be quite cosmopolitan. I'd call it "working-person's cosmopolitan." There is a tolerance there borne of abundance and tradition, which has become its own common-culture sort of thing. People in Houston almost never get high and mighty or self-righteous on you for anything. On the downsides: Get mistaken for a teenager on a prom date, and you can be refused service in a fancy restaurant. Wait staff will "sir" and "ma'am" you. You can encounter some testosterone. Sometimes, this will even come from the cops. At the very least, there is an expectation you will be polite, if you stay away from the rougher spots. The ethos there is live and let live, for the most part. Here in the Bay Area? It's definitely not "Live and Let Live." Many here feel free to splat you in the face with their judgement. EDIT: Also, to debunk a stereotype, I know from a friend who worked with the DA and also as a private defense attorney, that Houston juries are not blindly Pro-Gun. There are certain things you do not do, certain things you do not have, or a Houston jury will put you away because you are a "gun nut." From another source, I know of a retired military DOD contractor who lost his job and his house because a Houston jury looked askance at his shooting a burglar in the butt as the burglar was climbing through the window of his house. Why? Because the burglar at the moment of the shooting, was leaving. Even in Houston, property isn't more important than human life.

to3m 10y ago
See, perhaps: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/11/the-secret-to-disagreeing-with-people-from-20-different-countries-in-one-chart/?postshare=2221463077607576&tid=ss_tw https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/11/the-s... - and maybe the US blob should be more like a large circle.
- stcredzero 10y ago
  Also, Koreans can flip to the extreme opposite corner sometimes.
zyxley 10y ago
> Get mistaken for a teenager on a prom date, and you can be refused service in a fancy restaurant. Wait, what? I don't understand. Why do people feel that teenagers can't be allowed to have nice dinners?
- stcredzero 10y ago
  I still don't understand myself. I was 39, and my girlfriend was 27, but she still got mistaken for 14 sometimes. (Back then, I was getting mistaken for my 20's.) They didn't explain, just refused to serve us.

dave2000 10y ago

Isn't that how Texas started? Isn't that how America started? Isn't that what happens in all places at all times? Get with the program!

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woodman 10y ago
Negative net migration is a thing. Texas has been at the top of domestic migration numbers for a while now, and the north east has been suffering negative figures. The north east would have to be pulling a lot of international migration in order to break even.