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progressoid

(49,988 posts) Thu May 26, 2016, 02:28 AM May 2016

Here is Everyone Who Has Emigrated to the United States Since 1820

http://metrocosm.com/animated-immigration-map/

This map shows everyone who immigrated to the United States between 1820 and 2013 (1 dot = 10,000 people).

The data is from the DHS Yearbook of Immigration Statistics and includes only people who attained permanent resident status. Most illegal immigration is not included.

Full screen interactive map / HD video

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Here is Everyone Who Has Emigrated to the United States Since 1820 (Original Post) progressoid May 2016 OP

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #1

cool MFM008 May 2016 #2

While doing a search for something else, came across this post of yours. Kaleva Nov 2017 #3

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

1. Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

Reply to progressoid (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2016, 03:44 AM

May 2016

What a gorgeous, multi-colored snowstorm from the 70s to the present. Quite moving, actually.

This is the future of the world, not just the US. If you did the same kind of map for Europe, it would look very similar, with the snow moving from south to north and east to west.