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To all lovers of the golden state, dedicate this to y'all.
Haters are totally unwelcome on this thread, if you're an hater please back off!

1. California has more immigrants than any other state. California is home to almost 11 million immigrants—about a quarter of the foreign-born population nationwide. In 2019, the most current year of data, 27% of California’s population was foreign born, more than double the percentage in the rest of the country.

2. Most immigrants in California are documented residents.
More than half (53%) of California’s immigrants are naturalized US citizens, and another 25% have some other legal status (including green cards and visas).

3. After decades of rapid growth, the number of immigrants has leveled off. In the 1990s, California’s immigrant population grew by 2.4 million people, a 37% increase. But in the first decade of the 2000s, growth slowed to 15% (1.3 million), and in the past 10 years, the increase was only 6% (about 600,000). The decline in international immigration
has contributed to the slowdown of California’s overall population growth.

4. The majority of recent arrivals are
from Asia. The vast majority of California’s
immigrants were born in Latin America (50%) or Asia (39%).
California has sizable populations of immigrants from dozens of countries; the leading countries of origin are Mexico (3.9 million), the Philippines (859,000), China
(796,000), Vietnam (539,000), and India (513,000). However, among immigrants who arrived between 2010 and 2019, more than half (53%) were born in Asia, while 31% were born in Latin America.

5. Most of California’s immigrants are
bilingual. More than two-thirds (70%) of immigrants in California report speaking English proficiently, while
10% speak no English. Even among recent immigrants, those in the US for five years or less, 66% report proficiency in English, while 12% speak no English. At home, most immigrants speak a language other than English, with Spanish and Chinese (including Mandarin and
Cantonese) being the most common. So my Yoruba ehm sorry i mean my Nigerian people should note be ashamed of speaking our lovely Yoruba ehm sorry (slaps mouth) Nigerian language in California.

6. California’s immigrants have varying
levels of education. Among working-age Californians
(age 25–64), foreign-born residents accounted for 70% of those without a high school diploma and 32% of
those with at least a bachelor’s degree. But recent immigrants and immigrants from Asia tend to have
high levels of educational attainment. Half of foreign born
residents who have come to the state since 2010—and 61% of those who have come from Asia—have at least a bachelor’s degree. Overall, 29% of California’s immigrants have not completed high school, compared with 7% of US-born California residents. Thirty-two percent of California’s foreign-born residents have a bachelor’s degree, compared to 38% of US-born residents.

7. Californians have positive views of
immigrants. Nearly four in five Californians (78%)
believe immigrants are a benefit to the state because of their hard work and job skills, compared to only 18% who believe they are a burden. An even larger share (87%) believe
there should be a way for undocumented immigrants to stay in the country legally, and a majority (61%) favor state and local governments making their own policies and taking actions, separate from the federal government, to
protect the legal rights of undocumented immigrants in
California.

8. A quarter of the roughly 11.4 million immigrants in the country illegally live in California. Of those, nearly 60% live in six Southern California counties: Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura.
So if Jide tell you say im dey live for Southern California and he never visit home for like five years a beg help me suspect am small, just smaall.

9. In California, illegal immigrants can obtain driving licenses.
So don't let Sule deceive you say im be US citizens just because he fit drive freely for California.

10. California has the highest number of illegal immigrants in the US.
She you dey remember all those your friends wey go Yankee wet no fit visit even after 5 years, a beg help me suspect them small.


11. California's economy is larger than Africa and Australia economy. In fact, only eight countries in the world have an economy larger than California's economy: (The US), China Japan, and Germany, Russia, Brazil and Indonesia!
So if your uncle in California refuses to send you money. Hmm

12. California accounts for 14% of the US GDP. If California were a sovereign nation (2020), it would rank as the world's fifth largest economy , ahead of United Kingdom and India and behind Germany .
Did you get that? I said 14%, not 4%

13. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to several prominent internet media and social media companies, including three of the "Big Five" technology companies (Apple , Facebook, and Google ) as well as other services such as Netflix ,Twitter , Yahoo! , and YouTube .

14. The San Francisco Bay Area had the nation's highest gross domestic product per capita ($106,757) among large
primary statistical areas in 2018, [17] and is home to five of
the world's ten largest companies by market capitalization and four of the world's ten richest people.

15. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second- and third-largest urban economies ($1.0 trillion and $0.5 trillion respectively as of 2020), after the New York metropolitan area ($1.8 trillion).
No be natural resources o, Shey Nigeria dey see, a beg help me slap that idiot wet they sleep. Nairalanders : (taps him on the head) Buhari! Buhari! Hamouston19 is calling you. Me: come here, come and explain how you let one city be larger than West Africa economy.

16. The economy of California , with a gross state product of
$3.2 trillion as of 2019, is the largest sub-national economy in the world. If it were a country, it would be the fifth largest economy as of 2020.

17. The San Francisco Bay Area and the Greater Los Angeles Area are widely seen as the centers of the global technology and film industries, respectively. California's economy is very
diverse: 58% of it is based on finance, government, real estate services , technology, and professional, scientific,and technical business services.
Alaba boys are on the road to silicon valley, God bless Ikeja and those ibo boys.

18. Although it accounts for only 1.5% of the state's economy, California's agriculture industry has the highest output of any U.S. state.

19. The two largest seaports in the US, handling more than 40% of inbound containerized freight, are located in Los
Angeles County.
International trade in Los Angeles County generates more
than $400 billion per year.

20. California makes 81% of all US wine, With nearly 5,000 wineries, California produces 81% of all US wine and sells 241 million cases of wine a year. California also brings in $1.53 billion from the wine it exports each year.
Hope Hisbah can see this right now.

21. The film industry added $49 billion to California's economy in 2015. According to the National Endowment for the Arts, the film and video industry contributed more than $49 billion to California's economy in 2015. New York finishes a distant second, with its film industry contributing just over $28 billion to its economy that year.
Where is Nylonwood? Ehm sorry I mean Nollywood!

22. Over two-thirds of US-produced fruits and nuts, as well as a third of the vegetables grown in the States, come from California. California economy statistics about agriculture show that more than 400 agricultural products are produced here. In 2017, agricultural exports totaled $20.56 billion. California’s Central Valley is the world’s largest patch of Class 1 soil, as well as the world’s biggest supplier of canned tomatoes.
No go learn how to farm o, dey find white collar job up n down. Shebi you sabi pass oyinbo?

23. Computers and electronic products are California's top export, accounting for 42 percent of all the state's exports in 2008. California’s top exports are computer & electronic products, with $45.1B worth of goods exported in 2018.

24 California has the most Billionaires and millionaires of any US state.

24 California is the most taxed state in the US.
Greedy people should better relocate back to Nigeria. Or could that be the reason for you Aunty not sending you money throughout her 5 years in America?

25. California is home to almost 40 million people . If that
number sounds mind-boggling, it should. That’s the largest population of any state, and it’s about 10 million more than the next second largest (Texas). It’s about one-eighth of the
total US population.
Una wey dey Texas: we are the biggest, we are the biggest! where e carry Una go now? See small California outdoing you in everything. Don't mind me oo, I mean slightly ahead of you in some things.

26. For those Nigerians who migrated directly from the village, and still wish to continue your ehm ehm meeting, About 45 percent of the state's total surface area is covered by forests, and California's diversity of pine species is unmatched by any other state. California contains more forestland than any other state except Alaska. So fear not! Your meeting continues.

27. California has the most national parks out of any state. They have nine! This means that you’ll have no shortage of hiking and camping spots and you can see all kinds of cool animals and plants. California has an abundance of unique natural features. It’s the perfect state for anyone who loves to put on their hiking boots and get out onto the trails . Mind you, don't go and be hunting their rabbits for bush meat, you wouldn't like the end result.

28. At the very least, California has the biggest singular tree.
The tree is named (yes, named) General Sherman. It’s a sequoia in the Sequoia National Park. It’s over 52,000 cubic feet by volume and it’s over 100 ft in circumference at its base. It’s hard to imagine what this means, but you need to see it for yourself. Go check out the forest and get ready to
feel small. You can also see Sequoias in Mariposa Grove of Yosemite National Park.
Can you see that not every tree is a firewood material? If you like still be thinking of Furniture o, shebi na your papa plant the tree? Oya go cut am now.

29. Calabar and Ondo please stay away from San Francisco, I repeat, stay away from San Francisco, don't go and live in San Francisco. You cant live in a city where there are more dogs than there are children and resist the temptation to eat dog meat. I have warned you now o, nairaland bears me witness. If you like go dey kill oyinbo dog dey chop, California prison go rest your brain for you, e go change your destiny from right to left. Shebi Una no dey look dog comot eye from there. By the time you go prison finish, no body go tell you to turn vegetarian after dem release you.
There are more dogs than children in San
Francisco. There are a lot of reasons for this. The primary one is that the cost of living in San Francisco is extreme. Even for tech workers who make a good amount of money, the idea of expanding their families isn’t appealing when money doesn’t go very far in the city. Instead, people adopt pets. If you’re a dog owner with no intention of procreating, you’ll find friends in San Francisco. Check out the dog parks!

30. All end time times preachers should stay off California, I repeat if you know you are a Doctorate degree holder from the Nigeria institute of end times Affairs and Rapture studies I repeat don't even dream of living in California. Hope Mr righteousness89 and his brother righteousness2 can see this? If you like go there, go there you hear! She I you no dey hear word? By the time earthquake and wildfires engulf you, nobody will tell you to increase your righteousness from 89 to 100. I pity the small righteousness, shebi you be 2, no wahala, you go no how far.
As part of the Ring of Fire , California is subject to tsunamis ,
floods , droughts, Santa Ana winds, wildfires , landslides on
steep terrain, and has several volcanoes . It has many earthquakes due to several faults running through the state,the largest being the San Andreas Fault . About 37,000
earthquakes are recorded each year, but most are too small
to be felt. Californians are comfortable with earthquakes, so tiny shakes won’t even cross their radar. If you make the
move, though, make sure that you’re ready for the next big quake!

31. Ehn ehn, where are all those Aluwe? If you know you're an Aluwe, please don't even visit California. All those Aluwe who cannot pass by without stopping to open your mouth down, with your tongue sticking out of your mouth to watch what has no business with you. Don't go there , because when you do, you go go dey open mouth for them they shot 1960 movie with Christian Dior for your body and Techno phone for your hand. No go there because you go go dey greet Cameraman 'good afternoon' Sir. No go spoil movie Scene for where Chuck Norris dey act, you fit no survive im blow. If you go spoil movie scene for them and dem catch you, you go act aluwe for prison tire, trust me!
How many of your favorite movies do you think crews filmed on location? Do the movie stars and directors always
travel the world to film everything on-location? More movies have been filmed in California than anywhere else. Even if a movie looks like it’s in ancient Egypt, Victorian England, or
even across the country in Philadelphia, it’s most likely that the setting is a backlot in Los Angeles or part of California’s vast and diverse landscape. Even with movies filming on location around the world, California still holds on to the top spot of theatrically released projects in 2020.

32. Where are those people who are notorious for tarnishing Nigeria's image abroad by engaging in all Sort of Criminal activities including drug dealing? One thing you should no is that being a criminal in California is a suicide mission. You was want to argue? c'mon, argue.
California has the incarceration of any US state. In fact over 2 million people are in Californian prisons with Black people accounting for 38% or more of the prisons population. California also has the highest number of prison facilities in the US.

33. California is home to the hottest place on earth. The Death Valley which is 108.1⁰F to 127⁰F. As the hottest, driest and lowest national park, Death Valley is a land of extremes. More than just a scorching desert, Death Valley offers park visitors a striking contrast of landscapes to explore -- from the snow that frosts the park’s towering peaks to the lush wildflower meadows and small oases that provide a reprieve from the heat to seemingly endless desert plains.
Death valley is the ideal places for Nigerian to live , this is because you don't need gas, kerosene or hot plate to cook your food. All you need to do is to place your frying pan on the ground and fry your egg, put your kettle on the ground and boil water for eba. I know that some of you will try to cook beans on the ground. If e no done na Una sabi.

34. I want to go to sleep, I have to go to work in the morning. I will complete it whenever I am chanced to.

why bother to sleep ?

Will visit California one day just one day

Good job brother

Include some pictures for prospective visitors