Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses ...

These words were first written in 1883 and became a part of the Statue of Liberty when it was dedicated in 1886, instantly came to symbolize the spirit of the monument and the nation, and has remained so ever since.  Lady Liberty herself was given to us as a gift from the French at a time when we were still paying France back for our war debts incurred for them financing and helping us to win the Revolution.  The statue serves as a perpetual reminder that we are and always have been a nation of immigrants.  Thus I thought it hugely appropriate that Barry Ritholtz chose this Independence Day to do a salute to the history of U.S. immigration from 1820 to present in this delightful short YouTube video.  Hope everyone enjoyed the fireworks.


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United States Immigration, 1820-preset

July 4, 2018 6:00am by Barry Ritholtz

2 Centuries of U.S. Immigration

From 1820 to 2013, 79 million people obtained lawful permanent resident status in the United States. This map visualizes all of them based on their prior country of residence. The brightness of a country corresponds to its total migration to the U.S. at the given time.

1 dot = 10,000 people

Here is Everyone Who Has Emigrated to the United States Since 1820

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Source: Metrocosm