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Source: The Daily Dish

Roundup

12-17-08

Making It To America [video 34 sec]

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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