I once asked a gaggle of Ukrainians why so many of them pick Sacramento of all USA places to first immigrate to:
They said “Because welfare benefits and other services are so much richer, here.”
They made no bones about it.
There are tons of them in Sacto.
I should add I have no info that it’s the Ukrainians who mainly (or even partly) got these zipcars.
Tons of Russian immigrants in Vancouver,WA & Seattle area, as well. Again generous welfare benefits is the reason.
I worked with a Russian guy who told me there are 100,000 Russians (which includes Urkrainians I suppose) here in Sac. He told me Sac and St. Petersburg FL have the largest populations of Russians in the country. I will say most I’ve met are hard working people.
I’m from Sac. I remember the Russian and Vietnamese gangs we’re all over the bad parts of town in the 80’s. I moved to Placer so I could get my concealed carry permit. Then I moved here. Fantastic weather in Tokyo today as we wind down the Golden Week holiday.