President Trump's administration has made repeated claims that its proposed immigration bans are meant to stop the flow of refugees across US borders. <br /> <br />But what does that flow actually look like compared to the rest of the world? <br /> <br />Global security expert and research director at the think tank Igarapé Institute Robert Muggah knows. Earth TimeLapse, an interactive platform created by Muggah and Carnegie Mellon University, details over a 16-year span from 2000 to 2015 where migrants are leaving and arriving. <br /> <br />Data comes from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Each red dot represents 17 refugees arriving in a country, while yellow dots represent refugees leaving their home country behind. <br /> <br />The resulting maps are nothing short of mesmerizing.
