American Refugees: The Untold Story of the Mass Migration from Blue to Red States

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The premise of this book is that the America envisioned by the Foundersthe constitutional republiccan only be saved by the red states. The blue statesnotably California, New York and Illinois, but others as wellare already too far gone into woke socialism to recover anytime soon. But the red states themselves, with the possible exception of Florida, are also in trouble in a different way. Having also, like California, been one-party states for so long they have also been corrupted, but in a different way, disconnected from the conservative values of their constituents. The conventional wisdom and fear of red state locals is that the many migrants coming from blue states are closet liberals who will only make things worse. But the reverse is true. Serious constitutional conservatives they have become the cavalry come to rescue the red states from themselves and save our country for our children and grandchildren. The Southbound Train is the story of this unforeseen culture clash, which ultimately, despite great struggle, will have an optimistic ending for our country. The book centers on Tennessee as a paradigm for the red states but refers to others as well.

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"When drought came to the prairie in the 1930s, thousands of Americans moved west to a better life in California. Ninety years later, their descendants are leaving in the wake of another disaster, this one more destructive than the Dust Bowl. Roger Simon is among the many refugees fleeing blue state neoliberalism, and hes written the best account of our generations greatest migration.

Tucker Carlson, Fired Fox News host

"As a citizen of Tennessee, I can attest to the fact that there is a great migration happening from blue to red states. When people have had enough tyranny, they search for freedom elsewhere. This book captures a pivotal moment in time for our nation."

John Rich,Country music superstar/owner of Redneck Riviera Brand

"I thought our family forever left behind a one-party state when my dad moved from China to America. I have, however, been living in a totalitarian-like environment these last few years in a zany New Jersey. Roger Simons entertaining and engaging book has prompted me to ask: Is there any room left for a Blue State refugee like me in Simons new home of Tennessee"

Gordon Chang, author of China is Going to War

"The prescience, savvy, and insight Roger brings to his reporting shines in American Refugees. Roger is an indefatigable reporter who can identify and diagnose Americas deeper cultural problems with unique precision. Rogers analysis inAmerican Refugeesprovides great evidence that America isnt in some inevitable national decline, were just young. Were going through our own version of adolescence as a nation."

Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican Presidential Candidate

"WithAmerican Refugees, Roger Simon chronicles the biggest story of our lifetime: The massive exodus from Blue cities to Red regions is re-shaping not only our political landscape but also our society as a whole, as millions of Americans re-organize themselves into communities based on the values and virtues on which the greatest nation in world history was founded. Only a novelist and screenwriter of Roger Simons genius could write the new American epic while telling the story of one mans journey to renew himself at the sources of American greatness."

Lee Smith, author ofPlot Against the President

Author Bio

ROGER L. SIMON is the author of thirteen books, including the prize-winning Moses Wine detective series. He has also been a Hollywood screenwriter and is the author of seven feature films, including the adaptation of his own novel The Big Fix, starring Richard Dreyfuss, and the adaption of Isaac Bashevis Singers Enemies, A Love Story, for which Simon was nominated for an Academy Award. As a journalist he is the co-founder of the pioneering opinion site PJ Media and is currently the editor-at-large of the Epoch Times for which he writes a column. Simon has also written for the New York Times, National Review, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, City Journal, and Real Clear Politics, among many others. He appears frequently on talk radio and cable news. He has been the president of PEN West and on the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America. For years a resident of Los Angeles, these days he lives in Nashville with his wife, screenwriter Sheryl Longin.