New arrivals

Here you see the Census 2000 map showing where the new arrivals are settling. This shows the location of the foreign-born lving in Elgin who entered the country between 1990 and 2000. Numbers? The Census says that from 1990-2000 11,389 additional foreign-born came to Elgin to live.

The ASC (since 2000) adds another 7,504. (Sorry, no maps from the ACS to tell us exactly where.)

Summary: Elgin's foreign-born population grew by 11,389 between 1990 and 2000. Elgin's TOTAL population growth in that time period was 17,457, leaving the American-born growth at only 6,068.

That trend is continuing. The more recent ACS data shows that Elgin has grown from 94,487 to 100,014, a total of 5,527. But 5,164 of that was growth in the foreign-born population. The school district data bears that out.

Other data from Pew Research indicates that the more recently a foreign-born person has come here the more likely they are to be an illegal alien.

There is some evidence that the trend began to reverse itself in 2008 but only slightly, data that contradicts those who say illegals will not self-deport if we impose stricter enforcement.

Note also that the east side appears saturated and the foreign-born are settling in ever-expanding areas of the city.