Migration of American Families

Migration of American Families






It is a common thing today that I hear the stories of struggling families or individuals leaving their homes to move south. The purpose and problem is simple while American median home sizes are shrinking there is a part of the equation which seems unidentified by the mainstream media. What is missing is the fact that there is a migration of sorts happening across America as homeowners under water or under foreclosure are seeing the last means of shelter as living in a moving home of one sort or another.



Many Americans are loosing their homes many are loosing their cars and giving up on the credit system entirely loosing or giving up their homes. With one common exception the RV in the driveway. Whether a late model they own outright or something they must continue to make payments on.



The stories are simple as jobs are lost and unemployment runs out Citizens are leaving the State for jobs in other states they are taking their homes with them. Enrolling there children in schools or home schooling them in a Mobil home of one kind or another. Campgrounds over the last ten years or so have commonly had section eight or catch housing of one kind or another as families have been placed in motels and campgrounds alike during the summer months as no other housing was available. But now it is much more common.



While it is not apparent at first glance this does have a global impact. Smaller houses greatly impact GDP and global economies. As homes shrink there is less room to store items there is less in the way of overall assets and these families will spend less on most aspects of there lives in the scope of products whether domestic or global products.



The effects are much larger than most realize as every single week I hear stories of those who cannot find work and who are leaving to find work in a Mobil home pickup truck with a mattress in the back, or Van. Older couples are often giving up there second homes or giving up there vacation homes.



It has always been the case that young professionals move to where the work is or create opportunities in their own communities. It has not been commonplace for a long time for families to uproot there children on a regular basis to move to where work is the stress on the family can bring them closer together or rip them apart.



Other global implications are also significant as for the first time in many years immigration has slowed from the Mexican border and border enforcement and deportation has increased as visas expire and less work is available. The result for these families and all of us will be a lower standard of living increased taxations on communities suffering as a result of the increased population housed in campgrounds within their communities.