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by dsfyu404ed 2981 days ago
>They'll hate white NY or CA transplants just as much as they hate Mexicans.

I don't blame them. Nobody who grew up in CO before it was California Lite will tell you that immigration from CA made the place better.

Large amounts of inter-state immigration has in my estimation hurt culture in the destination communities far more than immigrants from a different country, or at least that's the track record so far.

Lewiston Maine vs Portland Maine would be a good example. Lewiston had a bunch of Africans move in and the place has been perfectly fine. Portland had a bunch of MA transplants and it's changed for the worse. It may as well be MA now.

I mean sure, Portland has more money but would you rather have money or your culture?

edit: and I'm wrong because why?