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Politics● ElevatedSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 4:18 PM

Data shows who 4.5 million migrants were and where they went as border surge reshaped America

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Some went to cities that have long been magnets for immigrants but increasingly, others found their way to smaller cities with less developed immigrant footholds

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