Best Place to relocate to?

[cgiz]

There has been some discussions on which state is good for relocation after getting green card.

May I have anybody sharing with me on whether California is good for relocation. While we all understand that it is an expensive place to be in (especially bay area), are there any other factors worth considering as positive?

How about the job market there? Still bad or getting better? I'd like everybody to focus on CALIFORNIA. Thanks a lot!

****-since you are in Southern CA, maybe you can share with us on this topic. Just heard the living environment in LA is poor.

[Immg-Jock]

Originally Posted by cgiz

There has been some discussions on which state is good for relocation after getting green card.

May I have anybody sharing with me on whether California is good for relocation. While we all understand that it is an expensive place to be in (especially bay area), are there any other factors worth considering as positive?

How about the job market there? Still bad or getting better? I'd like everybody to focus on CALIFORNIA. Thanks a lot!

****-since you are in Southern CA, maybe you can share with us on this topic. Just heard the living environment in LA is poor.

California is a great state. Arnold is a great Governor. Bay area is still recovering from the late-90's dot-com bust. Southern California has problems from illegal immigration. California is as good as Florida or Alabama or Utah.

IMHO, it is best to live in a "red" state...... meaning, state that voted for Bush because with those states are in the mainstream American system, it will do very well. Idaho is a great state and many California companies have been moving to Idaho to leverage its low costs.


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[dreams_n_work]

Buddy,

While I am politically independent and not biased to any candidate, could you kindly explain to me why most of the Midwest is economically supressed and not as vibrant in economic indicators as the traditional blue states. I have been trying to figure that out but it genuinely beats me. And it has not been so currently. It has been that way for a decade or more now.

I believe that for an immigrant the best place to locate is Oregon. It has a very open minded society, very environment friendly and high tech industries that provide job opportunities. Housing is cheap, schools are good for kids etc. As long as one can take a bit of rains in the stride. And it is very scenic most year round.

California is economically vibrant. However the bigger cities are a pain to commute. It is good for singles with a lot of social interaction places. But not the best place to bring up kids unless the parents can keep a good ongoing dialogue with them and turn them to artistic or spiritual endeavours. In that case California has lots of openings for those too.


Other than that for so called red states consider moderate sized midwest towns in North Carolina etc. I have heard that they are coming up well.

Anyway just my two cents based on little bit of my travels in the US.

[cgiz]

Thanks ****, how about the job market in CA then?

If only people are as friendly and frank as ****. Anyway, this is not a political fighting forum. It is a place where people, particularly new immigrants/non-immigrants share and exchange ideas.

So please be nice to people, thanks.

[1amShantanuC]

**** is an illegal immigrant and his flatulance in socal is causing the bad air problem. And we all know that his hot air he spins here are the real source of the santa ana winds.

[1amShantanuC]

Originally Posted by ****

It still takes 1/2 year even for good people to find a job.

CGIZ, don't base your ideas on the job market on this "small" guy. The job market is hot in cali, i haven't put my resume on a board in 2 years and my phone is ringing of the hook. Contract rates are waaaaay up. Poor "little" guy, no one can use whatever it is he does and it takes 6 mos to sell his small assets.

[Immg-Jock]

Originally Posted by dreams_n_work

Buddy,
While I am politically independent and not biased to any candidate, could you kindly explain to me why most of the Midwest is economically supressed and not as vibrant in economic indicators as the traditional blue states. I have been trying to figure that out but it genuinely beats me. And it has not been so currently. It has been that way for a decade or more now.

I will gladly explain. Midwest is not more supressed than other parts of the country. Iowa and Nebraska has higher growth of personal income rate than California and New York. Depending on your career line, it may seem to you that midwest is supressed, but it is not. Traditional blue states like Oregon and Washington are notorious for higher taxes, and higher welfare spending. Red states that voted Bush tend to be smarter in spending and its ability to weather tough economical conditions.

Originally Posted by dreams_n_work

I believe that for an immigrant the best place to locate is Oregon. It has a very open minded society, very environment friendly and high tech industries that provide job opportunities. Housing is cheap, schools are good for kids etc. As long as one can take a bit of rains in the stride. And it is very scenic most year round.

Whole of US is open minded society. Oregon is not particularly clean as it claims to be. Anyone who has studied Oregon's Columbia river can tell you that it is one of endangered rivers due to everything from habitat changes and nuclear dumps at Hanford. Housing cost in Oregon is not particularly cheap if you use the cost of living comparison. Overall, Oregon is a great state. But so too are the rest 49.

Originally Posted by dreams_n_work

California is economically vibrant. However the bigger cities are a pain to commute. It is good for singles with a lot of social interaction places. But not the best place to bring up kids unless the parents can keep a good ongoing dialogue with them and turn them to artistic or spiritual endeavours. In that case California has lots of openings for those too.

California is a great state. Arnold is a great Governor. Bay area is still recovering from the late-90's dot-com bust. Southern California has problems from illegal immigration. California is as good as Florida or Alabama or Utah.


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A Great Nation chooses a Great Leader. Bush 51%. Kerry 48%.

[GC050102]

How about the real estate prices in CA, are they still high?

[sadiq]

In defense of Washington: we do not have a state income tax. There is a sales tax though, but it is moderate, and of course food is exempted. Oregon has a state income tax but no sales tax.

This blue state/red state argument is foolish. Deciding where to live solely on how it votes is foolish. I live in the blue state of Washington, but would be willing to move to a vibrant tech area in Texas (i.e. Austin). I would not want to live in the solid red states of Mississippi or Alabama. The same goes for the blue state of New Jersey. Base arguments on a semblance of logic – not some idiotic political ideology.
sadiq