I 100% agree that the Great Lakes states and a few surrounding states are the best destination, at least for migrants who hope to end up in a secular democracy.
I personally have zero comprehension of the desire some have for Christian nationalist government, but for those who do, some of the southeastern states would have very appealing options. Texas isn't one of the better ones, in my opinion. I do list a bunch of relatively promising cities in eastern Texas for those who wish to move within Texas, but would not really recommend moving to a state that is so proud of having its own electrical grid so that nobody can make them weatherize it 'cause that would be Communism.
I did not consider Canada, because they won't give anyone and everyone resident status (they're kinder to refugees than we are, but at present, Americans aren't going to be considered refugees), and the idea of spending one's old age trying to survive as an illegal immigrant sounds pretty horrible. Within the U.S. I recommend avoiding the entire West, unless you're a Southwesterner who really can't bear to move east, in which case moving north would be an improvement over Vegas or Phoenix. Montana and much of Washington will be subject to drought and fire, and are currently sustainable only because their populations are so low. The Western edge of Washington and Oregon has plenty of water and coastal access, but the appalling costs of living in many places suggest that there are already too many people there (or too much control of housing by the rich). I think Minnesota to eastern Texas is the westernmost edge of the region that's wet enough to accept many more people.
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Date: 2022-08-03 12:57 am (UTC)I personally have zero comprehension of the desire some have for Christian nationalist government, but for those who do, some of the southeastern states would have very appealing options. Texas isn't one of the better ones, in my opinion. I do list a bunch of relatively promising cities in eastern Texas for those who wish to move within Texas, but would not really recommend moving to a state that is so proud of having its own electrical grid so that nobody can make them weatherize it 'cause that would be Communism.
I did not consider Canada, because they won't give anyone and everyone resident status (they're kinder to refugees than we are, but at present, Americans aren't going to be considered refugees), and the idea of spending one's old age trying to survive as an illegal immigrant sounds pretty horrible. Within the U.S. I recommend avoiding the entire West, unless you're a Southwesterner who really can't bear to move east, in which case moving north would be an improvement over Vegas or Phoenix. Montana and much of Washington will be subject to drought and fire, and are currently sustainable only because their populations are so low. The Western edge of Washington and Oregon has plenty of water and coastal access, but the appalling costs of living in many places suggest that there are already too many people there (or too much control of housing by the rich). I think Minnesota to eastern Texas is the westernmost edge of the region that's wet enough to accept many more people.