New Yorkers are quickly moving to South Florida amid Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s election victory.
CEO of Miami-based BH Group, Isaac Toledano, told Fox News that his company closed more than $100 million in contracts from New York buyers just months ahead of the election.
“I think the election accelerated how people make decisions,” Toledano said. “I think people are nervous [for] what’s coming, how it’s going to affect their lifestyle, the quality of life, taxes, potential of crime [or] no crime,” he told the outlet. “This unknown in what’s coming, and the fact that Mamdani said loud and clear what he’s going to do and what he believes is the right thing for New York, make[s] a lot of people very nervous.”
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) told Fox News host Sean Hannity that New Yorkers are welcome in Florida.
“What happens is a leftist politician gets in, whether it’s destroying a state like California, Illinois, New York, whether it’s a city like New York City or Chicago, and the people it tends to drive off are the center-right voters,” he said, noting that when the migration occurs, the “resulting electorate is actually more liberal.”
“We’re not asking for anyone to move. People have talked about putting a tariff on people moving in at this point, because so many have done so,” DeSantis added. And I know a lot of people in Florida would think that that would be necessary, but here’s just the truth: You look at all 49 other states since I’ve been governor, look at who’s migrated to Florida.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) wrote on social media that he would “impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC,” likely jesting in anticipation of the migration shifts among New Yorkers.
