As recently as 2000, Poles were second only to Mexicans in the number of new immigrants settling in the city. But this historic tide has turned. In the last few years, Immigration from Poland has been reduced to a trickle of perhaps a few hundred newcomers a year. And during this same period, something else happened, something no one anticipated or even believed possible: unprecedented numbers of Poles have started to pack up and return to Poland. No precise figures exist, but one reliable estimate puts the number of returnees at 50,000 since 2004.No word yet from Mayor Daley or Barack Obama on this one.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Many Poles who once flocked to Chicago are going back to Poland
The Chicago Tribune reports on Poles leaving Chicago:
