Observations on very recent immigration to California

[Dave Coe]

The migrant wave since the pandemic has been unprecedented, but I have not really noticed the impact in Southern California. I feel that California's demographics are changing less than in other parts of the nation. California underwent its demographic transformation from 1980 to 2010s.

-Mexican immigration to California has dramatically slowed down
-California has less appeal to non-Mexican/Northern Triangle Latinos
-the Bay Area's dramatic Asian and Indian growth of the 2010s will likely slow due to tech layoffs
-though a lot of Chinese and Indian Sikh migrants are coming to California but are poorer than the 2010s Asian wave
-California does seem to be attracting Afghan and Ukrainian refugees, especially Sacramento

[dontbelievehim]

Fresno has always had Ukrainians. But more keep coming.
More Latino Islanders are coming to Fresno(Cubans, Ricans, and Dominicans)edit: future hurricanes will bring more this way.
Philippines and southeast Asia have been dealing with record heatwaves in recent years. I expect more to arrive in Fresno and the rest of CA.
I expect more Palestinians to arrive as well. Duh.

What I'm noticing in the Fresno area.

[colobound65]

Immigrants can’t afford 6.00 plus gas and sky high utilities and rent plus high income taxes etc. I think it’s the one thing that’s saving Ca from an invasion of illegals.

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by colobound65

Immigrants can’t afford 6.00 plus gas and sky high utilities and rent plus high income taxes etc. I think it’s the one thing that’s saving Ca from an invasion of illegals.

That's silly. Here in Silicon Valley, immigrants make up some of our highest earners.

You do know the difference between legal skilled immigrants vs illegal and/or unskilled - right?

[colobound65]

Originally Posted by gizmo980

That's silly. Here in Silicon Valley, immigrants make up some of our highest earners.

You do know the difference between legal skilled immigrants vs illegal and/or unskilled - right?

It’s why I wrote ILLEGAL

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by colobound65

Immigrants can’t afford 6.00 plus gas and sky high utilities and rent plus high incometaxes etc. I think it’s the one thing that’s saving Ca from an invasion of illegals.

Originally Posted by gizmo980

That's silly. Here in Silicon Valley, immigrants make up some of our highest earners.

You do know the difference between legal skilled immigrants vs illegal and/or unskilled - right?

Originally Posted by colobound65

It’s why I wrote ILLEGAL

What you wrote is quoted above.
You wrote: Immigrants can’t afford 6.00 plus …” etc.
You didn’t specify *illegal immigrants can’t afford …*
Your second sentence was a separate comment, with no qualifier tying to the first.

[Dave Coe]

Originally Posted by dontbelievehim

Fresno has always had Ukrainians. But more keep coming.
More Latino Islanders are coming to Fresno(Cubans, Ricans, and Dominicans)edit: future hurricanes will bring more this way.
Philippines and southeast Asia have been dealing with record heatwaves in recent years. I expect more to arrive in Fresno and the rest of CA.
I expect more Palestinians to arrive as well. Duh.

What I'm noticing in the Fresno area.

Also a lot of Punjabi Sikhs in Fresno.

[Dave Coe]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

What you wrote is quoted above.
You wrote: Immigrants can’t afford 6.00 plus …” etc.
You didn’t specify *illegal immigrants can’t afford …*
Your second sentence was a separate comment, with no qualifier tying to the first.

Affluent immigrants ironically create more resentment. A lot of White people are happy with Mexican gardeners or Central American housekeepers but don't want wealthy Chinese or Indian professionals to outbid them in housing markets.

[Dave Coe]

Originally Posted by colobound65

Immigrants can’t afford 6.00 plus gas and sky high utilities and rent plus high income taxes etc. I think it’s the one thing that’s saving Ca from an invasion of illegals.

This could be true but very expensive NYC is getting the most migrants in the nation.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by Dave Coe

Affluent immigrants ironically create more resentment. A lot of White people are happy with Mexican gardeners or Central American housekeepers but don't want wealthy Chinese or Indian professionals to outbid them in housing markets.

Which has nothing to do with my observation of the poster’s mis-characterization …

But yes, of course, humans love to find differences and manufacture reasons to discriminate against each other. Why, some people even post obsessively about racial demographics on social media to feed the narratives! Imagine!