At what point do you become a "local"? J-Lo has been in all sorts of trouble recently (amongst some), by claiming that to be a true New Yorker, you have to have been born in New York City.

Around the world (and around the US too), millions of people have moved from one city, state, or country to another, many of whom wooed these new residents by spending millions of dollars promoting and advertising the attributes of their area, encouraging others to move their. At what point do these new arrivals become "locals"? After 5 years,10 years? 50 years? Or never? Now, new laws that impact how you will be taxed are being proposed that say you have to have lived in an area for at least 5 years before qualifying for any breaks afforded to locals. Is that a bad welcome or the price/tax you have to pay for membership? Many decry tourists, yet love when they spend their dollars that support jobs and reduce their tax burden.

Some areas have seen growing anger and friction from "locals" when new arrivals show up with bigger (or smaller) budgets, different political affiliations, beliefs, religions, food preferences, you name it. If you choose to live in Tuscany, should you be required to speak Italian? Should your demands for a burger that you were used to eating in Chicago be frowned upon or embraced?