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Immigrants have become key to fueling growth in the Chicago area housing market in recent years. According to a report given to the governor last year, immigrants made up more than 80 percent of new homeowners in suburban Cook County from 2000 to 2005. But the maelstrom over immigration policy has slowed down one part of that market. As part of our ongoing series Chicago Matters: Beyond Borders, Chicago Public Radio’s Ashley Gross brings us the story of one undocumented immigrant who recently bought a home in Berwyn.

Mortgages to Illegal Immigrants Come Under Fire

Mortgages to illegal immigrants were once a burgeoning market. We examine why it's faltered.

Posted on 10.16.2007

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Posted on 10.16.2007

Learn more about the history of immigration in the Chicago community on the Chicago Matters: Beyond Borders timeline. As immigration legislation and reform effects Chicago and the nation, we update the timeline. Check back and follow the progress.

Now in its 17th year, Chicago's award-winning multimedia public affairs series returns in 2007 with Chicago Matters: Beyond Borders to explore the impact of immigration in Chicago and the region.

Chicago Matters is made possible by The Chicago Community Trust, with programming by Chicago Public Radio, WTTW 11, the Chicago Public Library, and The Chicago Reporter.

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