Nutmeg states 'I would like to bring this image (a jepeg image with white background) into illustrator to incorporate with my drawing. Is it possible to make the white background of the jpeg image to be transparent so that the drawing done in illustrator shows through the white background area only'

My answer was - You are working back to front. Jpeg will not go into illustrator without the white background and clipping will not change that!

Please show me one correct answer.