A Graphic Representation of Immigration to the United States, 1820-1970

1. Geekazoid
   December 12th, 2008 at 10:03 pm

   Don't worry, some spoil sport will always make it political. Nice video by the way.

2. Jack Gill
   December 12th, 2008 at 10:13 pm

   Whoever created this needs a hobby.

   Stupid

3. Jack Gill
   December 12th, 2008 at 10:16 pm

   Funny...no one seemed to go to California, Texas, arizona, etc.... Lots of people liked Wisconsin though. Go figure

4. Sofar
   December 12th, 2008 at 10:45 pm

   Wow, everyone really wants to be here.

5. Bob Smythe
   December 12th, 2008 at 11:26 pm

   America sucks. It is the great satan. Stay home, people. (And leave.)

6. Josh
   December 12th, 2008 at 11:48 pm

   It is more like learn English or get out. Im tired of searching for English on packages anymore. Im tired of having to listen to Spanish options on phones. Im tired of seeing Spanish only advertising. I refuse to learn Spanish. Its time to kick out all of the illegal immigrants instead.

   We are the easiest country to become a citizen of and there is no reason for people to illegally come here. They deserve to be deported and never allowed back here.

7. fatrox
   December 13th, 2008 at 12:15 am

   Actually, every american people once were migrated to there.
   ask the native american, Indian... they too

8. D'alva
   December 13th, 2008 at 12:29 am

   oh god.... i was expecting someone like josh to come along...

   josh.... S.T.F.U...(i think we all know what that means...)

9. Idil
   December 13th, 2008 at 12:54 am

   Lol Josh if you don't want to learn Spanish, why would they want to learn English? Because they live here? Im sure if you went to Mexico to live for a couple of years, and there were english options there, you wouldn't bother learning Spanish either.

10. Josh
    December 13th, 2008 at 1:26 am

    If I decided to live in Mexico I would learn Spanish.

    If you lived where I live you would understand where I am coming from. I am not even in the worst part. If I go south about 300 miles I will get looks as if I do not belong in that part of Florida.

    The worst part of it there are lawyers protecting people smuggling illegal immigrants into south Florida.

11. Mouserz
    December 13th, 2008 at 2:27 am

    GO BACK TO MEXICO MORANS!
    haha anyway, these people want a better life for themselves, so give them time to adapt.

12. WordyGrrl
    December 13th, 2008 at 2:39 am

    So what scares you the most, Josh? Their brown skin or the fact that can speak (or at least understand) a bit of two different languages and you can only comprehend one?

    Relax, man! The intermingling of different cultures is what gives a city a unique flavor, great food and festivals.

13. Lars
    December 13th, 2008 at 4:51 am

    Don't worry about the mexicans:

    http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/05/us-economy-sucks-so-illegal-immigr ants-are-goin-home/

14. DOJ
    December 13th, 2008 at 7:07 am

    *unimpressed by this information visualization*

15. NotMichael
    December 13th, 2008 at 7:29 am

    This video highly misrepresents the global immigration situation by ignoring the number of Americans who leave, the number of immigrants who go back home (or move elsewhere), and the number of migrants to other countries. As a result, it looks like America is being bombarded by foreigners from all over the world, which is very much not the case.

    So I'd have to say this very much IS a political post.

16. liphttam1
    December 13th, 2008 at 10:42 am

    Everyone comes to amarica! So now we can conquer the world!!

17. IanS
    December 13th, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    Just to let you guys know, this was for a little visualization contest (http://flowingdata.com/2008/12/11/winner-of-tufte-books-and-many-othe r-good-entries/). There are a lot of other good entries! This one didn't even win.

18. Ant
    December 13th, 2008 at 4:48 pm

    I'd like to see emigrations and immigrations to other countries.

19. Saul Wall (The Snake Oil Baron)
    December 13th, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    There are multiple languages on packaging because products are sold in multiple nations not because of immigration, Josh. And while some Spanish service is provided in America for new immigrants, linguistic assimilation is just as fast as it ever was; some studies say faster. Most second generation immigrants are fluent in English (usually bilingual) and 95% of third generation Hispanic immigrants don't speak or understand Spanish at a functional level. So stop your bellyaching. If anything, it is Mexico and other Spanish speaking nations who are being inundated with English on satellite TV, business dealings and tourism. English is becoming the language which every language group uses to communicate with every other group and Americans complain about having to press 1 to have English service? Get real.

20. Cumbiero
    December 13th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

    Si tu quieres que vuelva al lugar donde nací, yo quiero que tu empresa se vaya de mi pais...
    Y asi será de igual a igual...

21. Cumbiero
    December 13th, 2008 at 8:17 pm

    If you want that i return to my born place, i will ask the same to your companies.. and then we will see how you live with your own resorces...
    Sorry for my english...
    I hope you´ll understand...

22. D'alva
    December 13th, 2008 at 10:49 pm

    que pendejos...

23. ...tom...
    December 14th, 2008 at 12:17 am

    RE: #17/IanS Good pointer. There are a number of better entries there demonstrating the data.

    Unfortunately they do not stream all over the screen and thus might be lost on those who need pretty colors and motion to begin to understand.

    ...tom...

24. doctor so and so
    December 14th, 2008 at 3:19 pm

    I wish people like Josh would leave our country.

    Get over it.

25. Josh
    December 14th, 2008 at 4:22 pm

    Hope you enjoy giving your hard earned money to illegals though welfare and other services that they some how manage to be eligible for. Billions of dollars are given to illegals each year.

    You people may support amnesty but I do not and never will. Doing so will only make it unfair for the people who actually tried and became a US citizen though the correct means.

    I had a family friend hit by a truck driven by a illegal immigrant. He had no insurance, no drivers license nothing. Imagine trying to tell someone who speaks not a word on English that you rear ended a car with a woman who is pregnant. Hand gestures gave the message and the guy freaked out but all the repairs had to go though their insurance which in the end cost them more for insurance.

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