War, famine, economic boom and bust, religious persecution, and government intervention have all caused wild swings in the rate of immigration from countries around the world. Inflows from specific countries rise and fall, and the top three countries of origin change numerous times over the years. WAVE ONE: THE OLD IMMIGRATION Ireland, which was in […]
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From 1820 to 2013, 79 million people obtained lawful permanent resident status in the United States. The interactive map visualizes all of them based on their prior country of residence. The brightness of a country corresponds to its total migration to the U.S. at the given time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiPq7C06zjQ Through most of the 1800’s, immigration came predominantly
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