The idea behind this is that the US took the Baja California peninsula and everything north of 30 degrees latitude and the Rio Grande after the Mexican-American War, so they now completely control the Colorado River. Then out of OTL California and the peninsula, two states were formed but with different borders than what we have now.
South California includes the OTL Mexican states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, and the OTL California counties of San Diego, Imperial, Orange, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, and part of San Bernardino south of 35 degrees latitude. North California is made up of the rest of OTL California. New borders are drawn in red below:
So based on these new borders what do you think the maximum population of South California can be now that they don't have such easy access to the water from North California? Going by the current populations of the Mexican States and California counties, the population of this new State would be over 25.3 million. Would it still be this high, or much less?
Also, would South California be accepted for statehood as quickly as North California, and would it have been made a slave state as part of a deal to keep things balanced? Plus, with the new borders there won't be any overland border between Mexico and South California, so how does this affect illegal immigration to this new State, and when you combine that with the possibility of it starting out a slave state what would the demographics look like by now if everything else plays out the same as the OTL?
So basically, what would the demographics of the State of South California be, and what sort of population number could it support?
South California includes the OTL Mexican states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, and the OTL California counties of San Diego, Imperial, Orange, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, and part of San Bernardino south of 35 degrees latitude. North California is made up of the rest of OTL California. New borders are drawn in red below:
So based on these new borders what do you think the maximum population of South California can be now that they don't have such easy access to the water from North California? Going by the current populations of the Mexican States and California counties, the population of this new State would be over 25.3 million. Would it still be this high, or much less?
Also, would South California be accepted for statehood as quickly as North California, and would it have been made a slave state as part of a deal to keep things balanced? Plus, with the new borders there won't be any overland border between Mexico and South California, so how does this affect illegal immigration to this new State, and when you combine that with the possibility of it starting out a slave state what would the demographics look like by now if everything else plays out the same as the OTL?
So basically, what would the demographics of the State of South California be, and what sort of population number could it support?
