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Actually net migration is negative for California within the United States -- 93,915 more people are leaving California for other US states than arriving there.
by jtzhou 12y ago
Actually net migration is negative for California within the United States -- 93,915 more people are leaving California for other US states than arriving there. Now, immigration, generally from poor countries, is still flowing through California but that does not mean that California is a more desirable place to live or raise a family in the middle-class, compared to other U.S. states.
http://www.governing.com/gov-data/census/2010-census-state-migration-statistics.html http://www.governing.com/gov-data/census/2010-census-state-m...
- muzz 12y agoCalifornia attracts lots of well-educated people from India and China, although it certainly does lose natives who seek cheaper areas.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoYou mean the poor Chinese migrant worker who is making $250K a year? Oh, and he can buy a house in some places for around $500-750K (assume east bay somewhere), which is way cheaper than Shanghai/Beijing. California is definitely desirable in terms of climate, quality of life, and job opportunities (if in tech); whether you can afford to live there is another matter.
- jtzhou 12y agoPerhaps in the Bay Area, but California-wide most of the newcomers are not highly paid skilled workers from China. California is a wonderful state, but mostly for the rich or early arrivals.