Sofia Zavala, who considers herself a second-generation Mexican immigrant, is not your usual high school counter-recruitment activist. For one, she hopes to join the military.
The presence of JROTC programs in the Chicago Public Schools is a
continuing issue of controversy, especially among the city's immigrant
communities. Yana Kunichoff convened a group of students to discuss the
pros and cons.
This map shows an overview of all the full military academies, school-within-a-schools and JROTC program schools within the Chicago Public School system. To get an idea of the immigrant population in the area by what percentage of residents in 2000 were foreign-born, non-citizens or naturalized citizens, click on the tack.