Western Corporate States

The Western Corporate States (WCS) are a corporation-ruled association of the American states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

History
The Western Corporate States formed after the Unification War (2069-2070), which resulted in the dissolution of the Pacifica Confederation. The WCS is a signatory of the Treaty of Unification with the New United States and other Free States, and is therefore nominally part of the NUSA, but for all intents and purposes it is autonomous and entirely run by a group of megacorporations, including MetaCorp.

In 2077, the WCS implemented a new immigration program in which those seeking to relocate there required a WCS-registered corporation to sponsor them for a visa. After a twenty-year employment period with that sponsor, visa-holders would gain permanent residency, and the right to apply for a marriage license and a single-child permit.