Agreed. That’s a solid argument.
The problem for Albany is that the outflow from makers leaving is exceeding what they could make up for by importing takers.
That’s why Albany has gone even more nuts with the bribes.
But there is a way for conservatives in blue states to fight back.
If the citizenship question is NOT on the census, refuse to participate if you live in a blue state.
If enough of us do that, there’ll be chaos.