Um, look at Monkey Mama, she lives close to her family? I live on the coast so I know what i'm saying! Most people I meet are NOT FROM HERE! I am not from here, most of our friends are not from Boston, NY, DC, Philly, Atlanta, etc. They are not from SF, LA, SD, Seattle, Portland. Most are from smaller towns.
And yes I am from a smaller town in Hawaii. Forgotten about that 50th state? Most people I know have left becaues of jobs. Also I have classmates and friends from Alaska, same reason.
I think you aren't follow the conversation about moving. MOST PEOPLE I've meet don't want to leave their families. Ask anyone from hawaii if they had the exact same job in the Mainland if they would go home????? YES! Can they????? NO!!!!!
Then ask people from China/India, same job, same pay? Yes they would. Merck is opening a chinese research facility with 3k job, over 20k chinese living in the US applied to move home....
I would say many people want to move home but can't. I don't think you're argument is working here.
Also look where the MAJORITY of the birth rate in the US. It's NOT in urban centers. People who are educated living in cities are NOT having kids.
Hence where are all these people coming from? Migrating from where? Another big city? No. They are coming from elsewhere. Look at where big families are located. Not in the major cities.
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