This couldnt have anything to do with that, could it?
“California, Texas, and Florida have the highest numbers of unauthorized immigrants, followed by New York, New Jersey, and Illinois. These six states account for a significant portion of the total unauthorized immigrant“
No, that doesn’t math. The crime rate of undocumented immigrants is lower than the population as a whole.
The first thing that pops up in Google:
Most Unaffordable States
Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, Washington, New York
The most unaffordable states for the middle class include Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, and New York, primarily due to high housing costs and overall cost of living. These states require a significantly higher income to maintain a middle-class lifestyle compared to the national average.
I wouldn’t link it if I were you either. It says right there in your quote - “these states require a significantly higher income”.
Guess what - They have significantly higher incomes! Mass income per capita is about 60% higher than Mississippi, for example.
Some data for those that won’t look for it… Yeah, its ironic I am too lazy to make it pretty.
Full Ranking of States by Affordability (Cost of Living Index 2025)
Below is a ranked list from most affordable (#1) to least affordable (#50), along with their political lean (based on recent presidential elections and state governance trends):
Rank State Cost of Living Index Political Lean
1 Mississippi 87.3 Republican
2 Oklahoma 86.0 Republican
3 West Virginia 88.3 Republican
4 Kansas 88.8 Republican
5 Alabama 88.6 Republican
6 Missouri 89.0 Republican
7 Arkansas 89.6 Republican
8 Iowa 89.7 Republican
9 Michigan 90.1 Democrat
10 Tennessee 90.3 Republican
11 Indiana 91.0 Republican
12 North Dakota 91.4 Republican
13 South Dakota 91.9 Republican
14 Texas 92.1 Republican
15 Louisiana 92.3 Republican
16 Kentucky 92.5 Republican
17 Georgia 92.5 Republican (swing)
18 Nebraska 92.6 Republican
19 Wyoming 93.7 Republican
20 New Mexico 93.7 Democrat
21 Ohio 94.3 Republican
22 Minnesota 94.6 Democrat
23 South Carolina 94.7 Republican
24 Illinois 94.7 Democrat
25 Montana 95.5 Republican
26 Pennsylvania 97.2 Democrat (swing)
27 Wisconsin 97.7 Democrat (swing)
28 North Carolina 97.8 Republican (swing)
29 Idaho 99.9 Republican
30 Nevada 100.2 Democrat (swing)
31 Virginia 100.8 Democrat (swing)
32 Delaware 101.9 Democrat
33 Utah 102.2 Republican
34 Florida 102.2 Republican
35 Colorado 102.7 Democrat
36 Rhode Island 110.6 Democrat
37 Arizona 110.7 Republican (swing)
38 New Hampshire 111.4 Democrat (swing)
39 Oregon 111.8 Democrat
40 Connecticut 112.7 Democrat
41 Maine 113.0 Democrat
42 Vermont 113.6 Democrat
43 Washington 114.1 Democrat
44 New Jersey 115.1 Democrat
45 Maryland 115.4 Democrat
46 Alaska 124.9 Republican
47 New York 125.1 Democrat
48 District of Columbia 138.8 Democrat
49 Massachusetts 141.2 Democrat
50 California 142.3 Democrat
51 Hawaii 185.0 Democrat
Sources:
Key Insights
Most affordable states (South & Midwest): Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, West Virginia → Republican strongholds.
Least affordable states (Northeast & West): Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, New York → Democratic strongholds.
Swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada fall in the middle affordability range.
Pattern: Affordability tends to correlate with Republican-leaning states, while Democratic states dominate the high-cost regions.
Still pushing the same old democrat lies I see.
Facts do tend to lean democrat
Democrats do seem to tell the same lies over and over.
One American kills 3 innocents.
One Illegal from X kills 3 innocents
One Illegal from Y kills 3 innocents
One illegal from Z kills 3 innocents.
12-3 = 9 lives that could have been spared if the illegals were not in this country.
First off that doesn’t mean such states are more affordable for those in the middleclass, second those incomes are the product of the private sector and not from some government mandated minimum wage.
Yeah, but how many people want to live in an open sewer like Syracuse, NY?
I live here. And I wish I could leave.
Are they actually living any better?
How is that possible. Weren’t we told over and over again by Democrats that there was nothing that could be done about the border?
Great question.
Let’s see how domestic Liberals on this board spin this one.
What part of the word "Illegal " doesn’t ring a bell in your head?
Shouldn’t THAT be enough to cause you to pause and 
?
…keep swallowing what the shepherds want regurgibleated.
Whoosh - my point went right over your head. I talking about using these outliers to demonize all illegal immigrants as some sort of subhuman scum.
The issue of them being here illegally is not what I am discussing here.
Case in point is the ridiculous hoo hah before the election that illegal immigrants were eating the pets of Americans. Funny how that is no longer an issue. Its becsuse it served its purpose.
To your first point, it turns out that when you compare cost of living and median incomes Mass is among the most affordable. Ditto Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Second, who said anything about minimum wage policies or goverment-sector employment?
Well, they have more access to services. Higher levels of education. Better healthcare services, higher life expectancies, lower levels of obesity, fewer divorces. Lower rates of childhood poverty.
So yes, by my estimation they are living better.
