Utah’s Republican Governor Spencer Cox has a message for Californian “refugees” fleeing their failed left-wing state: “Stay in California.”
"We would love for people to stay in California instead of coming as refugees to Utah."
— Utah Gov. Spencer Cox @GovCox at White House 2/10/2023 pic.twitter.com/FQzouYlS0G
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) February 14, 2023
“This last census confirmed that Utah was the fastest-growing state over the past 10 years,” Cox said. “Our biggest problems are more growth-related.”
“We would love for people to stay in Cali300,000 California residents left the state in 2022, according to the US Census Bureau. This departure is more than any other state during that time period, per estimates tracked from July 2021 to July 2022. Those fleeing California included Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s own in-laws.
This was the third consecutive annual decline for the Golden State, even with births outnumbering deaths. In 2020, California’s population contracted so badly that the drop, the first in state history, contributed to the state losing a seat in the House of Representatives.fornia instead of coming as refugees to Utah.”
The U.S. Census reports that Utah grew from 2,763,885 people in 2010 to 3,271,616 in 2020. The increase of 18.3% was the highest in the nation over that time period. Californians were the largest demographic to move to Utah.
According to The Los Angeles Times:
“A majority of the state’s residents are affected by the West’s historic drought, and all of the state’s 29 counties have disaster designations by the United States Department of Agricultural, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
“And while Utah experienced a record home-building year in 2021, it still is short about 31,000 units, according to recent estimates.
“In October, Dejan Eskic, a senior research fellow at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, estimated that the median monthly payment for a home in Utah was as high as $2,600, pricing out about ¾ of the state’s residents.”
Approximately 300,000 California residents left the state in 2022, according to the US Census Bureau. This departure is more than any other state during that time period, per estimates tracked from July 2021 to July 2022. Those fleeing California included Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom’s own in-laws.
This was the third consecutive annual decline for the Golden State, despite births outnumbering deaths. In 2020, California’s population shrunk so badly that the decline, the first in state history, contributed to the state losing a seat in the House of Representatives.
The word is out to left-wing Californians thinking about taking their failed policies to other states around the country: You’re not welcome.
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