- Immigrants are now 13.6% of the population in Illinois; Immigrants and their children are 26% of the population. The immigrant population of Illinois grows by 35,300 people a year.
- There are 1.5 million U.S. born children of immigrants in Illinois; 870,000 of them are voting age.
- The number of immigrant naturalized citizens in Illinois jumped from 597,911 in 2000 to 736,161 in 2005, a 23% increase in just 5 years. The number of suburban naturalized citizens jumped 38% in just the last 5 years, and now totals 460,000.
- There are now 1,605,844 voting age naturalized citizens and U.S. born children of immigrants in Illinois, 19% of the entire citizen voting age population. Each year 18,000 U.S. born children of immigrants become eligible to vote.
- The immigrant population of 984,000 in the suburbs now dwarfs the Chicago immigrant population of 590,000.
- Illinois is now home to almost 700,000 Mexican immigrants; the next greatest populations of immigrants are Polish, Indian, Filipino, and Chinese.
- The Indian population of Illinois increased 24% in just 5 years; the Filipino community increased 19%; and the Chinese population increased 18%.
Information provided by the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR).