Question for New Yorkers and Californians....?
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The "wise man" that Peter Kevin Reeves refers to is Kurt Vonnegut.\n\nAs a New Yorker, I always hear people talk about how they're moving "out west" for one reason or another, and sometimes they make good on their threat. The truth is, though, that (in my experience) about 90% come back within two years.
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if you aint from new york, there is absolutely no reason to live in new york. the people who are there cant help it.\n\neverybody knows los angeles has the weather, the weed, the women, the coast, hollywood etc..\n\nit also has smog and crime but thats better than cold weather,trashy streets,smog, and crime..
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In California, we recently had "a day without Mexicans"... traffic was virtually painless, but... most of the businesses were closed.  \nIn just a city the size of LA, the economic implications, for labor and profit etc., are beyond explanation.\nWhat's going on is something that has been happening for hundreds of years... the only reason it is all of a sudden an "emergency" in the year 2006, is to take the focus off of the invasion of Iraq... and to keep simpler minds preoccupied with smaller issues. \nIt's the divide and conquer principle being driven upon us as Americans, who forget we are the offspring of immigrants, to distract us so we don't pay attention to the many different ways they are ransacking our future.
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NAPELS IS WAY OVER PRICED, LIKE A LOT OF PLACES IN CA. I THINK SOME AREAS WILL IMPROVE, SOME WILL STAY THE SAME, AND THOSE THAT ARE EXTREMELY HIGH WILL DECLINE. WISH MY PLACE WAS THERE. I WOULD MAKE A PRETTY PENNY IF IT WAS SOLD DOWN THERE.
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Sorry to blow your theory--but areas with large influxes of immigrants have less crime.  Take a look at New York City's crime statistics.  It is a city of over 9 million--38% are foreign born & it is one of the safest cities in the US.  Harvard just published statistics backing up my statements.  Do you have data that can back up yours?
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I'm currious what you think is screwed up.  I find San Francisco to be one of the nicest cities in the United States.  I would argue that in many areas it should be a model to other cities.
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I'm voting for him.  That will be a vote switched from Feinstein for whom I voted last time.  \n\nWill he win?   I don't know.\n\nShould he win?  \n\nAbsolutely.  California's schools are being wiped out, along with its middle class.\n\nWe need to send a message that if our Congressmen vote against what they know the majority wants, they will lose their jobs.  Right now they hope it isn't a high enough priority with us to govern our votes.  I don't agree with Mountjoy on everything, but given that politics is about compromise, I'd rather have him on capital hill than Diane Feinstein.
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This is a very interesting question, and of course have more than just common sense involved on this.  I understand good and bad feelings, but just let me tell you a little bit about me, then probably you can change maybe not all your feelings but at least you can know the human part of one of that "illegal immigrants".\nI came in here to California in 1994 and since I came, I have been discovered how hard is to get a good lifestyle because the language barrier, also the culture and laws and why not, the racism but not from americans, racism from the people who came from other countrys who have some good economic position.  Is like when the salmon goes back to have their eggs agains the water flow.  After few years I decided to learn English for myself, and also to give something back to my "host-country" then because I really like the emergency services I got involved into the American Red Cross as a Disaster Services Volunteer (I have to respond to shelters or places like that when is needed), also I'm a communications volunteer for the Los Angeles Fire Department, I'm volunteer for a Search and Rescue team who help LAPD and LAFD assisting in medical stand by and search for elders and/or kids who get lost and recently I went to the school to have my Emergency Medical Technician certificate just to assist any person in case of an emergency.  In the last months I found a kidnapped girl, I assisted in 3 traffic collisions helping the victims to keep breathing and avoid shock.  My personal vehicle looks like an ambulance, I have emergency lights, all my first aid kit, whatever needed for first response and also I'm trained to help my neighbors in case of an earthquake.  In my professional life, I work in a company as a Graphic Designer and I'm starting my own company.  I'm reporting my income tax every year, I keep my money here in the country, my kids are on the Honor Roll on their schools ("I'm a proud parent of.." stickers are in my car's bumper next to the Fire Department sticker is) and also all the time do my best to be friendly with everybody.  But... I'm an illegal immigrant.  That's true; for administrative reasons, I cannot reach any protection status here.  But, I don't care, I'm living here and I have to serve to this country like my own one because this country make possible for me to have a decent life style to grow my kids and to be a good person. Like my batallion coordinator on the fire department say: "you do more than others, who are americans, do for this country".  Do you still have bad feelings agains ALL illegals? or I can be at least the possibility for you to think a little bit about what other immigrants do for this country?
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One time I was going to get something manufactured and the first thing I did was look for plants that specialize in that field .Mine was plastic curtains so I tried CA and then I tried NY ,and I fell in love with the new yorkers way of doing business and thought CA was trying to overcharge me. Just call around and talk to some people and follow your instincts.
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Welcome to San Francisco, our city by the Bay.\nMy Mother and Grandfather (born is 1887) were born here.\nI do not like the cold summers or fog so I live in the warmer Silicon Valley (Santa Clara County).\n\nFind a job and a reasonable priced place to live:\n\nwww.craigslist.org\n\nconsider being a apt manager for cheap rent..\n\nAlso self storage places often have apt. and they need someone  to live in these apt...for security etc.
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NY the state realizes that NY the city is full of nuts.\nHeck- even parts of NYC want to break away and reform into their own cities, just like they used to be. (Staten Island, Brooklyn, etc all used to be individual cities.)
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I would give the CA, but keep AZ and TX.  Seems like California is the only state that is truly promoting their interests.  Let them have it.  (not kidding) lol
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It HASN'T affected ME negatively....but I can only speak for me.\n\nbut some comments....because I always have comments\n\n1.   I am undecided on the tax impact.  Believe me taxes are no joke in this house BUT I have often wondered how all the "welfare receipients" in this country pay "good honest to goodness taxes"......oh and then get kickbacks....a check for just being them at the end of the year.  I believe that no HONEST, Hardworking person appreciates that too much.\n\n2.  Education is the key......PERIOD.\n\n3.  A criminal mind is a criminal mind, I would never color code deviant behaviour and personally get offended when people do.\n\n4.  OH someone mentioned gangs.  Well while I haven't lived in CA for quite some time.  I was born and raised and left to join the Army.  When I was there my mom worked for the Riverside County DA for close to 30 years at that time.  She came home with HORROR stories but most of the time BACK THEN it was concerning "bloods" and "crips" and no mention was ever made of the powerful gangs that everyone says has the CURRENT grip on CA.  \n\nTo end we have lived damn near everywhere......and oh wait someone mentioned border states.  Yep.....live in a border state and was raised in a border state.  When stationed in El Paso...I found the community amazing, beautifully painted homes, amazing aromas drifting out of well taken care of diners.  See how perceptions are SO different for people.  We made amazing friends (yes locals) and we would go back in a heartbeat.  \n\nTo end...now......doesn't affect me......then......didn't affect......even BACK then......wouldn't have affected me.  \n\nPeace
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I don't know about middle of New York, but we could put it in a red state it is useless to the US right now anyway. That is any state that voted repuglican in the last election.
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As a native from LA now living in the NYC metro area also in my late 20's, I understand where you're coming from. Real estate here is on par with So Cal, but its the property taxes that really makes things so unaffordable. This is why my boyfriend and I have been looking in Albany as a potential for buying. You can pick up a house for as low as $35k (obviously not in the greatest area) and can find some nice properties for $150k with taxes that won't force you to live on ramen noodles. The downside is trying to find employment there- its primarily govn't work and seems you have to "know" people to get your foot in the door. Nightlife there is pretty good and varied from what I've seen and experienced. My boyfriend went to SUNY Albany and has had good things to say about it. So there's my two cents! All the best in finding something that suits!
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depends what the local ordinances are in your town/city\nin nyc. its now illeagle
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I have 2 nieces that recently moved to New York City.  One of them check different bulletin boards around some of the colleges there and found a decent apartment in Manhatten.  The other one and a number of her friends have moved to Brooklyn  They say it's a lot more affordable there.\n\nHope this helps some.