US banned book challenges per year

correlates with

U.S. southwest border encounters

r = 0.96396% · 2016-2024

US banned book challenges per yearU.S. southwest border encounters

These two datasets have a 96% correlation over 2016-2024. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

Data Sources

US banned book challenges per yearala.org ↗

U.S. southwest border encounterscbp.gov ↗

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