Immigration

Immigration

Immigration in Chicago, Illinois has had inflicted tremendous strain on the cities school system.  The strain is due in large part to the influx of Hispanic immigrants in the last 15 years.  The Asian population has also immigrated to Chicago, but the impact of their enrollment into the school system has not effected the system the way the Hispanic population has.

Illinois is home to 777,000 minor children of immigrants, including 282,000 under age 6. Approximately 90.5% of all Illinois children of immigrants, and 95.4% of those under 6, were born in the US and are therefore citizens.*

-White 9.4%

-Black  39.3%

-Hispanic 45.6%

-Asian 3.6%






*Taken from the Illinois commission for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.