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Racial Justice and Social Equity

The Global California Dream, In 5 Charts And Maps

A graphic representing California’s growing population is pictured in this undated image.
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A graphic representing California’s growing population is pictured in this undated image.

Where we’re coming from, and where we’re going.

The “California Dream” is a global brand. For more than a century the state has been a magnet for migrants from around the world, and now has the largest foreign-born population of any state in the country.

As part of the California Dream collaboration, journalists from CALmatters and public radio stations across California are reporting a series of stories on immigrant communities throughout the state. Here are five maps and charts illustrating the past and present of who’s moving in and, lately, moving out.

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