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Schakowsky, Jan

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US Representative- Illinois District 9

Illinois Congressional District 9

Record on immigration-related bills 2007-8

Pro-immigrant proposals

STRIVE Act (HR 1645)

 Co-sponsor

DREAM Act (S 774)/ American DREAM Act (HR 1275)

 Co-sponsor

AgJOBS (S 340/ HR 371)

 Not a co-sponsor

Citizenship Promotion Act (S 795/ HR 1379)

 Co-sponsor

  Record on immigration-related bills 2005-6

Pro-immigrant proposals

Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act (HR 2330/ S 1033)

Not a co-sponsor (supported)

AgJOBS (HR 884/ S 359)

 Co-sponsor

American DREAM Act (HR 5131)

 Co-sponsor

Anti-immigrant proposals

REAL ID Act (HR 418)

 Voted against

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 1268) w/ REAL ID—final vote

 Voted against
Reauthorization of USA PATRIOT Act (HR 3199) Voted against
Sensenbrenner bill (HR 4437) Voted against

Secure Fence Act (HR 6061)

 Voted against

Community Protection Act (HR 6094)

 Voted against

Immigration Law Enforcement Act (HR 6095)

 Voted against

  Record on immigration-related bills 2003-4

Pro-immigrant proposals

Student Adjustment Act (HR 1684)

 Co-sponsor
AgJOBS (HR 3142) Co-sponsor

SOLVE Act (HR 4262)

 Co-sponsor

Civil Liberties Restoration Act (HR 4591)

 Not a co-sponsor

Allowing banks to accept consular IDs (HR 5025 amendment)

 Voted for

Anti-immigrant proposals

CLEAR Act (HR 2671) Not a co-sponsor
Rohrabacher bill (HR 3722) Voted against


  ELECTION RESULTS

2008 general election: Schakowsky defeated Michael Younan (R) 75%-22%

2006 general election: Schakowsky defeated Michael Shannon (R) 76%-24%

2004 general election: Schakowsky defeated Kurt Eckhardt (R) 76%-24%

2002 general election: Schakowsky defeated Nicholas Duric (R) 70%-27%

  CENSUS DATA (2007 American Community Survey)

Total District Population                                         635,478

# Foreign born                                                                        206,751

% Foreign born                                                                        32.5%                        

# Naturalized citizens                                                               112,572

% of foreign-born who were born in Latin America                19.9%

% of foreign-born who were born in Asia                               29.3%

# Hispanic/Latinos                                                                    77,640

% Hispanic/Latino                                                                   12.2%

# Asian                                                                                   88,153

%Asian                                                                                    13.9%

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