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The California exodus is the late 20th century and ongoing 21st century mass emigration of residents and businesses from California to other U.S. states or countries. [1] [2] The term originated in the late 20th century; it resurged in use to describe demographical trends that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic in California.
In Nigeria, for example, remittances from Nigerians in the United States to Nigeria totaled to $6.1 billion in 2012, approximately 3% of Nigeria's GDP. [15] The important role of remittances in improving the lives of family members in the United States has led to both migration and migrants remaining in the United States.
In 2020, 34% of homeless people in Los Angeles are African Americans despite being only 8% of the population. [33] In 2021, African Americans in Los Angeles County were more at risk for COVID-19. [34] [35] In the 2021, African Americans in Los Angeles had the highest COVID-19 hospitalization rate, as well as one of the lowest COVID-19 ...
The surge of migrants since 2021, including asylum seekers and others, has lifted the U.S. and California economies by filling otherwise vacant jobs.
Most African immigrants in California come from Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. Many Ethiopians live in Little Ethiopia in West Los Angeles. California has one of the highest concentrations of black Africans in the Western United States. 41,249 Afro-Asians live in California. [10] There is a Blaxican community in California. [11]
On Jan. 17, 1994, at 4:31 a.m., a violent shudder tore through Southern California. The Northridge earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.7, killed about 60 people and damaged or destroyed more than ...
Out-of-state migration is the main cause of California’s continuing population loss. But there are other reasons too. Post-World War II baby boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 — are ...
When one black family moved in, the white neighbors would immediately sell their homes to the waiting real estate companies, who would in turn sell to more black people at a significant markup. Another obstacle facing migrating blacks were the discriminatory housing laws that were put in place to counteract progressive legislation following ...