Gavin Newsom FUMES After Getting Confronted With DEVASTATING Report On Mass Exodus From California!
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Takeaways
- ❖California experienced a net loss of 216,000 residents last year, an increase from 140,000 the prior year.
- ❖U-Haul's 2025 growth index shows Texas and Florida leading in inbound moves, while California is at the bottom for outbound moves.
- ❖High costs of living, transportation, food (27% higher than national average for Thanksgiving meal), and regulatory burdens are cited as key reasons for the exodus.
- ❖The host attributes California's population growth exclusively to international migration, arguing that American citizens are leaving in droves.
- ❖The podcast asserts that "blue state" policies are making life more expensive, contrasting with "red states" where gas prices are declining and economic growth is concentrated.
- ❖Gavin Newsom's office is accused of disseminating "falsehoods" about people moving into the state and downplaying the exodus.
Insights
1Accelerating Exodus from California
California experienced a net loss of 216,000 residents last year, an increase from 140,000 the prior year. This trend is described as "getting worse," with residents migrating out at a faster rate than ever before.
Carl Deayo, chairman of Reform California, states these figures from Newsom's office.
2U-Haul Data Confirms Blue-to-Red Migration
U-Haul's 2025 growth index shows Texas and Florida leading the list of states Americans are moving to, with the top five growth states being Republican-led and in the South. Conversely, California leads the nation in outbound moves, alongside other blue states like Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts.
U-Haul's 2025 growth index and analysis of 2.5 million one-way trips.
3High Costs Drive California Exodus
Affordability is cited as the primary reason people are leaving California. The cost of a Thanksgiving meal in California is 27% higher than the national average, attributed to high transportation costs, fuel prices (among the highest in the country), and regulatory burdens that make it more expensive to grow food.
California Farm Bureau report, Fresno financial adviser Brian Olman, Kristen D. Young (former California dairy owner), California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglas.
4International Migration Masks Domestic Exodus
While California's overall population saw a slight growth of 0.05% in the last fiscal year, this is attributed to international immigration and natural increases (births), not domestic migration. The host asserts that actual American citizens are leaving California in "droves."
State Department of Finance data, host's interpretation.
5California's Poor State Ranking Despite Advantages
Despite having significant structural advantages like a diversified economy, global trade, venture capital, universities, startup culture, human capital, agriculture, tourism, climate, geography, and natural resources, California ranks 37th overall among states. The host argues this poor ranking is solely due to Democratic policies.
Host's analysis, U.S. News and World Report survey (referenced by Newsom).
Quotes
"residents in California are actually net migrating out of the state at a faster rate than ever before."
"The only thing somewhat keeping California's overall population stats constant last year, you guessed it, illegal immigration."
"We pay more for the sunshine tax than people do in other places. And some folks decide, you know, I can't afford or I don't want to stay here and keep paying these prices."
"I was paying $2,500 a month just for Blue Cross at the time. It just seemed to um pile on with everything like taxes and permits and everything and you just seem like you'd never get ahead."
"What people might not know is that it does cost more to grow food in California than virtually anywhere else. Particularly because of the regulatory prices in California."
"It's almost as if socialism and overregulation don't work, right? It's almost as if these things don't make life more affordable. It actually makes life more expensive."
"People are voting with their feet. That's the reality of what we're seeing."
"California should be the best state in the country, but Democrats are running it in the ground so badly that it's one of the worst states."
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