Immersion  Investment Inclusion

1. Immersion Investment Inclusion Southern Illinois Immigrant Demographics & Key Issues Anna E. Crosslin, President & CEO November 12, 2013

2. St. Louis Region’s Early History Founded in 1764. Prior to arrival of French explorers in 1673, a center for Mississipian mound builders. Service  Leadership  Partnership

3. Historic Patterns of Ethnicity in St. Louis Region 1817-60 - Steamboat Era 1830-40s - Steamboats brought settlers to both sides of Mississippi River 1850 - Most foreign-born city in America Immersion Investment Inclusion

4. Who Came & Where Did They Settle? Similar immigrant waves on both sides of the river: German, Irish & English dominated on eastside. On the west banks of the river, immigrants were involved in mercantile; on the east they primarily farmed. On the east side and throughout S. Illinois, immigrants filled in areas previously settled or bypassed by American pioneers. Immersion Investment Inclusion

5. Comparative Data NR = Not Reported; Illinois is 13.7% foreign-born today Immersion Investment Inclusion

6. Why are Immigrants Coming to Southern Illinois Today? Truth is, not many are coming at all – at least permanently. Those that do come, fall into several categories: • Foreign students at colleges & universities • Military affiliated with Scott AFB • Migrant farm workers Immersion Investment Inclusion

7. Where & How Does the International Institute Fit? We were founded in 1919 and have been serving immigrants in Metro East since our first year of service. Pictured here are Mexicans who worked in the Illinois Stockyards & lived in freight cars. Our volunteers would spend a day a week traveling to conduct English classes with this “floating student body.” Immersion Investment Inclusion

8. Illinois Immigrants Served Today Our service numbers are considerably smaller in Illinois than in Missouri. In 2012, we served: Illinois Missouri Madison 4 St. Louis City 5,790 Monroe 4 St. Louis County 946 St. Clair 6 Other MO 671 Other IL 6 Total MO/IL 7,427 Immersion Investment Inclusion

9. Recent Service Expansion in Southern Illinois As a result of human trafficking grants and our work as coordinator for the region’s Rescue and Restore Coalition we are now actively working in Illinois with these partners: HoyletonMinistries/Hoyleton Youth & Family Ministries (Hoyleton) US Attorney’s Office Southern District of Illinois (Fairview Heights) Violence Prevention Center of SW IL (Chester) Love our City – Newsong Fellowship (Edwardsville) Grounds of Grace (Springfield) FBI - Springfield Division Immersion Investment Inclusion

10. Festival of Nations Held in Tower Grove Park on St. Louis’ Southside, the festival annually draws 150,000 visitors from more than 100 zip codes. In 2012, our exit surveys revealed that the event drew _____ visitors from the Metro East. Immersion Investment Inclusion

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