Today's SF Chronicle has several articles on immigration, including
a
historical piece with a fantastic infographic
showing the origin of immigrants to California sine 1850.
Click
through for a full image. The #1 effect visible is the decline in
immigration in 1960s and 1970s; I assume this is partly the dilution
of so many Americans moving west. The relative shift from European to
Mexican immigrants is readily visible. I was astonished to learn that
in the 1860s 10% of Californians (or 25% of all immigrants) were
Asian; that proportion is just now returning.
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