I think this is a difficult topic to assess. The measures are subtle and hard to define clearly for surveys and for our layman discussions. What thresholds are

I think this is a difficult topic to assess. The measures are subtle and hard to define clearly for surveys and for our layman discussions. What thresholds are there to define last residency? What duration or level of security must be met for migrants to become local? Does someone having an apartment or other arrangements for 1-18 months count as being a local resident prior to their homelessness? I think local natives see these immigrants differently than those who grow up here and fail to thrive. I don't think most people are imagining that SF or LA homeless are all arriving on a hobo train from the 1930s. But, I think we do see a lot of people who migrate to these regions, attempt to establish themselves, and sometimes fail. More so than there are people migrating out of the regions and then failing at their destination.