I'm old, 74. My ancestors came to this county in 1889. We have owned operated farms here ever since. I was the 1st of my immediate family to move away, for 25 years. Came back in 1995.
My father's grandfather was born in the Republic of Texas. This is on his tombstone:
https://twitter.com/TX_1/status/813228188323160066
I am not going anywhere.
I’m not going anywhere, either-my ancestors came to Texas and NM from Mexico before 1800 to live farther away from the Spanish govt-hostile natives were apparently easier to live around as long as you were a good neighbor-they didn’t tax your belongings and take livestock every time their soldiers marched by your place...
I don’t think a lot of people whose ancestors were not from Texas-or somewhere else in the West or even some Southern states get what it means to have deep roots here-especially to those of us who are rural people...
Nobody says you have to leave, they will just make it economically attractive to.
A new country with few old people and no illegals will be robust and prosperous.