Conversation with a local Politician:I don't think that he understands the extent that people are willing to go to get away from democratic controlled cities and states in order to live here in Arkansas. My family and I sold everything we have, bought an rv, and traveled 17 hours just to escape Michigan. We definitely don't want to see people humanize Democrat policies that essentially destroyed our lives. I humbly ask you to reconsider.

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Huber for Arkansas

Jashae Slaughter our Governor Sarah Sanders just tweeted new data a few weeks ago on this , it is people from red states coming here overwhelmingly. The idea we are being flooded with people from blue cities or coastal states is a myth. Over double the amount of people have moved here from Texas than our top contributing blue states in the top ten alone. People come here from all over because it’s historically a poor state with a low cost of living. That’s why many retire here, that’s why I’m here, and that’s why remote workers are here. The internet and Covid changed all the rules of the workplace. The spread of broadband in the past few years has accelerated that and opened doors here as well that were closed only a year ago. We are just now getting broadband spread through the area via NEXT and infrastructure funding. Before Covid we were actually on a 10 year decline and we were losing population.

What you are saying is verifiably incorrect. The Arkansas Economic development commission has released reports, articles and studies as well as various 3rd party researchers. I work in tourism and we actively target Texans because they can vacation here cheaper and we know 48% of them are likely to consider moving here once they visit. That coordinated campaign from local business and government has worked wonderfully and we are growing from our neighboring states exponentially both in tourism and relocations.

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Jashae Slaughter

You'll forgive me if I don't just take your word for it but I like some kind of link to back up what you're talking about. I follow Sarah Sanders on Twitter and I haven't seen this. I'm looking for it right now. But if you already have the link handy I'd really appreciate it

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Huber for Arkansas

Jashae Slaughter Sure

1. Here is the link that Sanders shared, she probably deleted the tweet, I do have the screenshot if you don't believe me. I screenshotted because I was floored her copy would state what you are stating yet her evidence showed the opposite.

https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/residents-moving-arkansas/91-16140f99-cf44-4301-a547-1d97f9fd2f72

2. Census data / Uhaul data

https://siteselection.com/cc/arkansas/2022/america-is-moving-to-arkansas.cfm

3. Arkansas Economic Development Commission

(Focuses on why people move here now who)https://www.thecentersquare.com/arkansas/article_96b84348-8df8-11ed-b005-f35e36f21fcc.html

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Jashae Slaughter

Huber for Arkansas the "evidence" absent of context CAN certainly appear that way. Again, i think you're choosing to interpret this information contrary of deeper stories involved. You want to control the metrics by showing raw numbers and percentages devoid of context of things like :

#The Major influx of Liberals moving to #battleground states

#Illegal Immigration

#Fentanyl

#The Housing Market

#Work methods changing after Covid

#Bills being changed to ENSURE state vote by pure democracy (popular vote) and nullifying the traditional electoral college (Voting by region, see Michigan)

Not to mention NONE OF THESE LINKS provide ANY political context to support your argument. It all relys on the ignorance of those you wish to persuade.

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Jashae Slaughter

Huber for Arkansas I think you're interpreting the data to say something that it's not saying. Of course people are moving out of Texas because it's getting all the transplants from Commiefornia, and Commiefornia is hemorrhaging people so bad that they're trying to figure out a way to tax people who are leaving. Oklahoma's transiting the kids, and Florida's having problems with illegals. I can't speak for Tennessee or Louisiana, cuz I don't really follow those states, but Colorado is about as liberal as It gets. So there are arguments to be made for each state, and why people would be leaving those more heavily populated areas in search of a better life.

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