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[-] sartalon@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

If the headline was the only thing you read, yes. The article actually says it still has a net loss every year.

It even says it still has a net 60k/year net loss to Texas alone.

The article's missing headline was driven from the single point that of the people moving to Califorinia, the largest percentage was from Texas.

[-] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

Which makes sense given the size of Texas. I would think the percentage would reflect the relative proportion of people in the states.

[-] Octavio@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

So, 60 thousand people is like 0.15% of California's population. That's like a 400 lb. man going on a diet and losing 9.6 ounces. Is it really even worth mentioning?

[-] sartalon@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Are you making a statement about the article, or my comment?

[-] Octavio@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I don’t remember, tbh. I do agree with your comment that the headline is misleading in that it implies wrongly that net migration from Texas to California is positive.

I do think people make way too much of the net migration from California to Texas, which I think can fairly be described as negligible. I don’t recall what made me think that a reply to your comment was the best place to make that argument. Maybe because this was where I was when I saw the 60k figure. Sorry if it was off-putting.

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