immigration to CA is up (as is emigration out of CA.) The poor and uneducated are leaving (in general) and the wealthy and better educated are arriving. (Why Joe is bucking this trend we will never know.) But it does give lie to the idea that high taxes will spur emigration. It is mostly high housing costs that are driving people out. The lower income CA residents can't afford too stay. That is a huge bummer and a huge problem. But things like Newsom's health care may make it easier for low-income CA residents.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.co...thy-people-per-report-20180221-htmlstory.html
Low-income folks moved out, high-income folks moved in
People making $55,000 or less a year were mostly moving out of California between 2007 and 2016, the report found, while people making more than $200,000 a year moved in.
More of those residents with lower income were moving to states like Texas, Nevada and Arizona. And more of those with higher incomes were coming into California from states like New York, Illinois, and New Jersey.
Young people with less education also left California
California families with children under 18 years of age moved out in droves to states like Texas, Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon. California also lost a lot of people with a high school degree or some college education in this span.
On the flip side, California gained more adults between ages 26 and 35, many with bachelor’s or master’s degree — mostly from New York and from Illinois.
With this, the face of California is changing into one that looks wealthier and middle-aged.