The Immigration Project
Serving downstate Illinois with immigrant legal services.
Meet Ziyad. Unknowingly Ziyad became a U.S. citizen when his parents naturalized in the 1970s.
This is the second video of our client series.
Immigrants are more likely to commit crimes.
Immigrants are less likely than native born Americans to commit crimes.
The 2010 American Community Survey found that 1.6% of immigrant males aged 18-39 were incarcerated compared to 3.3% of native born males.
Undocumented immigrants don’t pay taxes.
Immigrants collectively pay billions in taxes, including those who are undocumented.
