By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – January 14, 2022 It has been awhile since U -Haul has come out with its ubiquitous list of destinations for its huge fleet of self moving rental trucks and vans. It would appear that the great migration is on from "Blue" States to "Red". One might ask why is that? What are "blue" states doing that is causing such a flood? New York, almost 360,000, California another 360,000, Illinois nearly 120,000, Washington DC, New Jersey, Connecticut, Minnesota, and most of the Northeast. Wait, where are they going? Idaho, Tennessee, Montana, Texas, Florida, the Southeast, and the middle of the Country. Not only are the residents fleeing blue states, but many businesses and large corporations as well. All over California, big cities and small are loosing citizens, New York as well. Seems urban centers are becoming the last place anyone wishes to live, blue to the hilt. High taxes, crime, over regulation are just a few of the policies that are turning people into migrants, but the official kind. California is home to 25% of the nation's homeless population. Illegal immigrants are flooding into the state. New York is not far behind. California's U-Haul business can't keep up with the exodus from the state. One would think that someone in Sacramento or Albany would notice. Not a chance. Governor Hair Gel is set on steering California to a date with the rocks. The latest test of Newsom's mental acuity, about on par with the "King" in the White House, is to lay a "boner" out in the form of single payer healthcare. Shudder to think what that will cost. Now we have already seen how that worked out in several smaller states where the cost made it a financial "train wreck", but Newsom and the Democrats want to try it out on 39 million California residents, plus any illegals that happen to be in the state or will relocate as fast as possible. New York's claim to fame recently is to allow illegals to vote. What perfect sense that makes. Make those undesirable legal citizens in the state want to move along. Locally, here in Del Norte County, a similar slide in population has occurred, likely due for the most part to the shrinkage of the prison's population, then Governor "Empty Suit's" refreshing charge to the left. When Democrats realize that blue state and blue city governments are largely the cause of population flight, will they change to more successful policies, not likely. They have been blowing their own horn for so long about how "wonderful big government disasters" are for the governed, that changing course to something that actually has a chance of working would be tantamount to admission of failure, can't have that. The problem they have right now, is not only have years of failure in blue cities and states to actually benefit their populations, but Democratic failure at the national level has made it impossible to ignore. Now comes the question of whether or not Democrats, Liberals, and Progressives are willing to bite the bullet and admit that they are wrong. Not a chance, as that takes a lot of courage…