<div id="ooyalaplayer" style="width: 800px; height: 450px;"></div><div style="display:none;" id="kalturavideoplaceholder">kalturavideoplaceholder</div><div><div><script src="https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js"></script><div class="g-ytsubscribe" data-channel="BusinessInsider" data-layout="full" data-count="default"></div></div></div><p class="embed-spacer"></p><p>In 1607, the English established their first permanent settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. Over the coming centuries, millions of people from around the globe were attracted this New World that came to be the United States for a chance at a better life. Today, more than 1 in 8 Americans are immigrants, and almost all are descendants of those born on foreign lands.</p><p><em>Produced by Alex Kuzoian</em></p><p><strong>Follow BI Video:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BusinessInsider.Video?fref=ts">On Facebook</a></p>

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Animated map shows the history of immigration to the US

kalturavideoplaceholderIn 1607, the English established their first permanent settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. Over the coming centuries, millions of people from around the globe were attracted this New World that came to be the United States for a chance at a better life. Today, more than 1 in 8 Americans are immigrants, and almost all are descendants of those born on foreign lands.Produced by Alex KuzoianFollow BI Video: On Facebook

kalturavideoplaceholderIn 1607, the English established their first permanent settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. Over the coming centuries, millions of people from around the globe were attracted this New World that came to be the United States for a chance at a better life.

Animated map shows the history of immigration to the US

Alex Kuzoian

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