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Update immigration data #27

Open a455bcd9 opened 2 years ago

a455bcd9 commented 2 years ago

The U.S. Census Bureau released 2021 data today: https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/12/net-international-migration-at-lowest-levels-in-decades.html

Lowest levels of international migration in decades (247,000): worth updating the figure.

a455bcd9 commented 2 years ago

To illustrate the "global competition for talent" it would be good to add another picture of countries welcoming migrants (even during the pandemic).

Some examples:

a455bcd9 commented 2 years ago

Alternative version of the graph, showing the cumulative shortfall: https://www.cato.org/blog/where-did-24-million-48-million-missing-immigrants-go (but it underestimates a bit the shortfall as it was published before the release of the 2021 census and estimates the 2021 net international migration to 400k, instead of 247k)