This is a map of the US by immigration levels. Each county is represented, and the colours indicate which group is most prevalent. I find the amount of immigration into the US from all sides to be interesting - particularly from Latin America, which is responsible for much of the map being coloured pink or red. While much of this Latin American immigration is concentrated on the border with Mexico (for obvious reasons) the fact that there is a significant presence even as far away as the East Coast and around the Great Lakes indicates just how much these two cultures have been integrating. There is also a great deal of presence all across the country from Russians & Eastern Europeans, despite the comparably small amount of Western European immigration - I am interested to discuss why this is. Canadian immigration, meanwhile, seems entirely clustered near the border - perhaps this is because of the climate - and there is almost no African immigration visible.

The large percentage of immigrants strewn across the country has probably affected voting demographics in interesting ways - it is probable that the Republicans' image as a racist or xenophobic party has pushed most of them towards the Democrats, perhaps explaining Obama's recent reelection. If this is the case, then the steadily increasing numbers of immigrants entering the US every year means the Democrats may have a string of victories on their hands in the future.