Thursday, January 2, 2020

So Many People Have Fled California The State May Lose Multiple Seats In Congress

California is poised to lose multiple congressional seats after the 2020 census for the first time in the state's history, thanks to an exodus of more than 200,000 people between 2018 and 2019, according to the Los Angeles Times.

About 203,000 people left California in that period, a result of the state's shifting migration patterns and economic strains that are making it harder to afford living here.

While California may lose a seat in the House, Texas is likely to gain three seats after the 2020 census.

That said, if illegal immigrants fail to participate or fail to give honest household figures, California could lose multiple seats according to state redistricting analyst Paul Mitchell,.

"If, as many fear, non-citizen populations and the state's heavily Latino population either fails to participate or participates without providing full household counts, then California could lose more than one seat," said Mitchell.

Exactly where California would lose a seat in the House depends on which communities are larger or smaller compared to census numbers from 2010.

The US growth rate has declined steadily over the past decade - with California leading the charge according to Frey, with about 400,000 people under the age of 18.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/so-many-people-have-fled-california-state-may-lose-multiple-seats-congress

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