Population pouring out of New York, replaced by foreign immigrants
Huge numbers of people have been pouring out of New York, particularly from around the New York City area, headed to other parts of the United States. They are being replaced by foreign immigrants from other countries. One of the major reasons they are leaving is the high cost of living, in particular the high cost of housing. But part of the reason housing costs are so high is due to the huge numbers of immigrants moving there. With this being the case, one could speculate that it is possible, to some extent, there is an effect of people in the NYC area getting displaced by the influx of immigration coming from other countries. So population comes from other countries to the NYC area, and that then pushes people who were living there to pick up and move to other parts of the country. And make no mistake, all these New Yorkers pouring out into other parts of the country will end up having political effects on the places that they colonize, as well as having effects on the housing markets.
What's behind upstate New York's alarming migration trends? by Spencer Conlin - Spectrum Local News - Albany/Capital Region - July 31, 2023 New York state is dealing with a nation-leading migration, meaning more people leave the state than any other. It's a big challenge, as the Empire State two years ago lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, and could lose more. For decades, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers have left New York state every couple of years for other states. "In a way, our number one export has been people," said E.J. McMahon of the Empire Center for Public Policy, an Albany-based nonpartisan think tank.
Experts like McMahon say a number of those people relocate to nearby states like New Jersey, Connecticut or Pennsylvania. The state's population though, is not shrinking. "The birth rate has been higher than the death rate, particularly downstate," McMahon explained. "And the other reason is because of an influx over decades of foreign immigrants." McMahon said New York City has seen the largest exodus, but many of those people are replaced. The same can’t be said for most upstate communities. "In the decade leading up to the pandemic, 37 of the 50 upstate counties lost population," he said. McMahon said it's hard to pinpoint exactly why the Empire State is experiencing what he calls a stagnated period of growth, but he believes there are a few obvious contributing factors, including the high cost of living downstate. "People don’t stay upstate because there is not opportunity upstate," he said. "We lose a lot of our young people. There has been a brain drain from our upstate regions for quite a while." An unfavorable tax climate is also contributing factor. McMahon said a property tax cap enacted more than a decade ago has been helpful, but other state policies have been counter-productive in attracting and retaining New Yorkers. "For instance, the state enacted one of the highest minimum wages in the country," he said. Which is problematic for a place like upstate, where the cost of living and wage levels are more in line with the rest of the country. What's behind upstate New York's alarming migration trends? (spectrumlocalnews.com)
About 545,500 residents left the state of New York in 2022.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/c...upstate-new-york-s-alarming-migration-trends-
Huge numbers of people have been pouring out of New York, particularly from around the New York City area, headed to other parts of the United States. They are being replaced by foreign immigrants from other countries. One of the major reasons they are leaving is the high cost of living, in particular the high cost of housing. But part of the reason housing costs are so high is due to the huge numbers of immigrants moving there. With this being the case, one could speculate that it is possible, to some extent, there is an effect of people in the NYC area getting displaced by the influx of immigration coming from other countries. So population comes from other countries to the NYC area, and that then pushes people who were living there to pick up and move to other parts of the country. And make no mistake, all these New Yorkers pouring out into other parts of the country will end up having political effects on the places that they colonize, as well as having effects on the housing markets.
What's behind upstate New York's alarming migration trends? by Spencer Conlin - Spectrum Local News - Albany/Capital Region - July 31, 2023 New York state is dealing with a nation-leading migration, meaning more people leave the state than any other. It's a big challenge, as the Empire State two years ago lost a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, and could lose more. For decades, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers have left New York state every couple of years for other states. "In a way, our number one export has been people," said E.J. McMahon of the Empire Center for Public Policy, an Albany-based nonpartisan think tank.
Experts like McMahon say a number of those people relocate to nearby states like New Jersey, Connecticut or Pennsylvania. The state's population though, is not shrinking. "The birth rate has been higher than the death rate, particularly downstate," McMahon explained. "And the other reason is because of an influx over decades of foreign immigrants." McMahon said New York City has seen the largest exodus, but many of those people are replaced. The same can’t be said for most upstate communities. "In the decade leading up to the pandemic, 37 of the 50 upstate counties lost population," he said. McMahon said it's hard to pinpoint exactly why the Empire State is experiencing what he calls a stagnated period of growth, but he believes there are a few obvious contributing factors, including the high cost of living downstate. "People don’t stay upstate because there is not opportunity upstate," he said. "We lose a lot of our young people. There has been a brain drain from our upstate regions for quite a while." An unfavorable tax climate is also contributing factor. McMahon said a property tax cap enacted more than a decade ago has been helpful, but other state policies have been counter-productive in attracting and retaining New Yorkers. "For instance, the state enacted one of the highest minimum wages in the country," he said. Which is problematic for a place like upstate, where the cost of living and wage levels are more in line with the rest of the country. What's behind upstate New York's alarming migration trends? (spectrumlocalnews.com)
About 545,500 residents left the state of New York in 2022.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/c...upstate-new-york-s-alarming-migration-trends-