A video that shows immigration to the US from 1820 to 2007. Each dot represents 100 people. Maybe it's because I'm an immigrant myself, but I found this simple graphic deeply moving. Whatever America's faults, what other country draws so many for so long?
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http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/12/making-it-to-america/207393/
Immigration to the US, 1820-2007 v2 from Ian Stevenson on Vimeo.
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http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/12/making-it-to-america/207393/
