For some odd reason, Arizona became THE second home/vacation spot for Chicagoans/Illinoisans. Why? I have no idea. Places like Paradise, Scottsdale, and Tanque Verde. .
LOL second home is an understatement. Chicagoans have invaded PHX somewhat.
Anytime there is a sport event with a Chicago team. Chicagoans flood the areas and stadiums. If you go downtown and these teams are in town: White sox, Cubs, Bulls. You will see tons of people with those franchises jersey's and hats on
Im a chicago bulls fan, so I like it when its the Bulls. But the others
same applies when it comes to Football and Hockey and you go out West to Westgate. Tons of Chiago Bears, and Blackhawks material that will have you wondering if your in Chicago or Phoenix.
I have no idea. Places like Paradise, Scottsdale, and Tanque Verde. I think over time, you got a large number of people to relocate there full-time. I think it just created a migratory pattern of sorts and blacks from this area followed behind. Obviously, most wouldn't be able to afford Paradise, so many moved into greater Phoenix or Tempe, although I know a black guy that just relocated from Chicago to start a non-profit for blacks in Phoenix and is caked up in a nice pad in Scottsdale.
Probably, alot of Chicagoans and even if were just talking Black ones, have quiet a bit of money when they come here.
But it seems to be a split of the two sides off what I seen, heard, read etc. Some move in the West valley, some in the East valley. Black people have no real dominant location here in PHX anymore. So were scattered, thus its hard to pinpoint where Black migrants who come here move to(people usually move to where people like them are at)
There will be sprinkles or heavy density of us but never a convincing dominance in a location like Mexicans here. Closest we have is Laveen probably and thats recent due to gentrification. Even that is not that dominated by blacks as you see alot of Mexicans there