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Continuing from PREVIOUS POST…

Coming to America from this GOOD / Blog post.

Plotting Immigrant Population, Detailed Process and $$$

The graphic uses a maze scheme (maze, very fitting) to take you through the detailed steps indicating application fees at various stages. I do wish there was an approximate tally of fees somewhere to compare with the number in the “cost of being smuggled” factoid box.

The maze flows into an U.S. map that uses size bubbles to indicate the largest immigrant populations spots. Along the map, factoid boxes keep readers engaged as they exit the maze. These factoids also further elaborate the story of immigration. I see good potential for building some interactivity around this piece.

And check out this graphical representation of U.S. border patrols for Mexico and Canada. See the cute little pup on the Canadian border versus the man with the gun and guard dogs on the Mexico border? Effective and fun.

I must admit I only saw this detail after looking at it closely. But that’s all part of the fun of discovery eh?

Graphic successfully done? Can you answer these Questions:
• Can you estimate the total application fees one would’ve paid to the U.S. government at the end?
• Which state has the largest immigrant population?

How does the U.S. process compare to other countries’? Well, that’s for another time.

p.s. A shout out to Mary Ann Zehr’s post in her blog Learning the Language where I saw the links to these graphics.