In class we discussed how the origin of immigrants to the US has changed overtime. The following link takes you to an interactive map that shows the origins of US immigrants from 1880-2000. You can see that the 1880’s map shows mostly purple—indicating immigration was primarily from Western Europe. Latin American immigration first shows a presence in 1920 and grows to dominate much of the western US by 2000. Of course, this map gives no indication about immigrant skill levels, sex or reason for migration.
-Cecilia Coetsee
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