Population is the ultimate way to tell if your state is doing well…and Illinois is not. – Wirepoints on with Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur Radio

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mqyl
1 year ago

Will the many illegal immigrants ending up in IL be counted for future counts of IL’s population? If so, that’s another way to downplay IL’s population loss.

debtsor
1 year ago
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yes, they are counted. This was something trump tried to stop during his presidency, but was unsuccessful. So places with lots of Illegal immigrants get more representation in congress than states with fewer illegal immigrants.

Poor Taxpayer
1 year ago

Many people fleeing Illinois are ashamed to tell anyone where they are from. Can you blame them?

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A statewide concern: Illinois’ population decline outpaces neighboring states – Wirepoints on ABC20 Champaign

“We are not in good shape” Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski told ABC 20 Champaign during a segment on Illinois’ latest population losses. Illinois was one of just three states to shrink in the 2010-2020 period and has lost another 300,000 people since then. Ted says things need to change. “It’s too expensive to live here, there aren’t enough good jobs and nobody trusts the government anymore. There’s just other places to go where you can be more satisfied.”

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