Illinois Congressional District 8

Record on immigration-related bills 2007-8

Pro-immigrant proposals

  Record on immigration-related bills 2005-6

Pro-immigrant proposals

Anti-immigrant proposals

Record on immigration-related bills 2003-4:

Rep. Bean was not yet in Congress during this session.

  ELECTION RESULTS

2008 general election: Bean defeated Steven Greenberg (R) 57%-43%

2006 general election: Bean defeated David McSweeney (R) 51%-44%

2004 general election: Bean defeated US Rep. Philip Crane (R) 52%-48%

2002 general election: Crane defeated Bean 57%-43%  

CENSUS DATA (American Community Survey 2007)

Total District Population                                         741,180

# Foreign born                                                                          129,343

% Foreign born                                                                        17.5%

# Naturalized citizens                                                               52,904

% of foreign-born who were born in Latin America                43.5%

% of foreign-born who were born in Asia                               30.1%

# Hispanic/Latinos                                                                    120,660

% Hispanic/Latino                                                                   16.3%

# Asian                                                                                     60,890

%Asian                                                                                    8.2%