Thread: MAPS: Here Are The Biggest Immigrant Groups In Every US State

MAPS: Here Are The Biggest Immigrant Groups In Every US State

BEN BLATT, SLATE

• MAY 20, 2014, 11:30 AM

Last month, I wrote about the fun and the pitfalls of viral maps, a feature that included 88 super-simple maps of my own creation. As a follow-up, I’ve written up a bunch of short items on some of those maps, walking through how I created them and how they succumb (and hopefully overcome) the shortfalls of viral cartography. I’m going to conclude this series by taking a closer look at this map, which shows the most common country of origin for people who were granted legal immigrant status in 2012.

The data used to create the map are from the Department of Homeland Security. In 2012, slightly more than 1 million people were granted legal permanent resident status in the U.S. (Legal permanent residents may also be referred to as “permanent resident aliens” or “green card holders.”) About 15 percent of these new immigrants are from Mexico. China and India come in second and third with roughly 8 and 6 percent of 2012’s new legal permanent residents.

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What happens when we remove Mexico from the sample?

Slate

Now we see a lot more variance, with India, the Philippines, and Myanmar (also known as Burma) taking up much of the map. It’s important to note that the number of immigrants in each state can vary widely. In 2012, California had the most new legal permanent residents, with more than 196,000. Wyoming had just 427.

In terms of the number of immigrants relative to population, West Virginia had the smallest influx. Here’s an example of how viral maps can be misleading: While Filipinos represented the plurality of the immigrants in West Virginia, every state that West Virginia borders (Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland) had more Filipino immigrants relative to their populations than West Virginia did. That’s not reflected in the map, though, because people from India and (in the case of Kentucky) Cuba outnumbered Filipinos in those states.

http://www.businessinsider.com/maps-...s-state-2014-5

I've always felt there was some kind of strategy in bringing those Africans to ND, SD, and MN. I'm not sure what it is or who is involved though.

Originally Posted by jam123

I've always felt there was some kind of strategy in bringing those Africans to ND, SD, and MN.
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I'm not sure what it is or who is involved though.

And who made the decision decades ago to allow visa overstays and border crossers to invade our country

AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

And who made the decision decades ago to allow visa overstays and border crossers to invade our country

AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.

This is from wikipedia so use a grain of salt:

History

Certain cities in the United States began designating themselves as sanctuary cities during the 1980s.^[1] The policy was first initiated in 1979 in Los Angeles, to prevent police from inquiring about the immigration status of arrestees. The internal policy, "Special Order 40," states: "Officers shall not initiate police action with the objective of discovering the alien status of a person. Officers shall not arrest nor book persons for violation of title 8, section 1325 of the United States Immigration code (Illegal Entry)."^[2] Some of the 31 American cities are Washington, D.C.; New York City (see also Illegal immigration in New York City); Jersey City; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Santa Ana; San Diego; San Jose; Oakland; Salt Lake City; El Paso; Houston; Detroit; Chicago; Minneapolis; Miami; Denver; Baltimore; Seattle; Portland, Oregon; New Haven; Somerville; Cambridge; Portland, Maine; and Tulsa.^[3] These cities have adopted "sanctuary" ordinances banning city employees and police officers from asking people about their immigration status.^[4][5]
In Canada, Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, have declared themselves as sanctuary cities since 2014.^[6][7]
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I remember Ed Koch declaring sanctuary from the 86 IRCA early in 88, barely a year and a half from it's enactment.

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

. . . I remember Ed Koch declaring sanctuary from the 86 IRCA early in 88, barely a year and a half from it's enactment.

The FEDERAL government was supposed to secure the border after the Reagan amnesty.
Illegals had been allowed to cross into the country for years before that.
That's why they had so many illegals available for that first amnesty.
So who in the FEDERAL government made the decision to allow visa overstays and border crossers to invade the country AND DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.
Immigration into the country is a FEDERAL responsibility.
What cities, counties and states do about the illegals after they get here is a slightly different issue because no city, county or state law enforcement officer or agency can deport anyone. Only the federal government can deport people.

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