Immigrant Support Atlas

Foreign-born share over time

How the immigrant share of the population shifts across the country. Press play to animate. Source: US Census ACS 5-year.

Access to immigrant-serving organizations

Spatial access by the enhanced two-step floating catchment area method (E2SFCA). Darker green = better access; orange = a service desert (people who need it, but no organization within reach); gray = no foreign-born population. Source: org locations + US Census ACS 2023.

Immigrant Policy Inclusion Index

How inclusive each state’s policies are toward immigrants, across seven domains: health coverage, language access, higher education, identification, integration & licensure, legal protection, and economic inclusion. Darker green = more inclusive; orange/red = more restrictive or limited. Click any state for its full profile.

Immigrant–Native Disparity Index

Standardized gaps between foreign-born and US-born residents (uninsured, crowded housing, rent burden, education, home internet, vehicle access, homeownership) from US Census ACS. Green = smaller gaps; red = larger gaps. This is an outcome measure, separate from the Policy map: it describes how immigrant and US-born residents differ, and is shaped by who has immigrated where (recency and composition), not by state policy alone. Click any state for its full profile.

English assimilationism

Project Implicit is a self-selected volunteer sample, not a representative survey; within each area, respondents are reweighted to the Census population by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and citizenship. Higher = less welcoming. Areas with too few respondents are left blank. See the note below for the exact survey item. Source: Project Implicit 2023-2025.

Immigrant attitudes

Project Implicit is a self-selected volunteer sample, not a representative survey; within each area, respondents are reweighted to the Census population by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and citizenship. Higher = less welcoming. Areas with too few respondents are left blank. See the note below for the exact survey item. Source: Project Implicit 2023-2025.

International Institute of Wisconsin

Also known as IIW.

1110 N DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR, MILWAUKEE, WI 53203-1100

International Institute of Wisconsin is a nonprofit organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that serves immigrants and refugees.

The International Institute of Wisconsin serves immigrants and refugees in the Milwaukee area with immigration/naturalization legal services, interpretation and translation, refugee resettlement, ESL and workforce/civic education, and cultural programming such as the Holiday Folk Fair.

Mission

Organization dedicated to the promotion of international cooperation, understanding, and a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural perspective through education, exchange, communication, social activities, arts and immigration, and naturalization services...

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Case management: “Case Management: Providing personalized support to navigate challenges and achieve independence.”
  • Citizenship: “Citizenship Guidance through the naturalization process, including application support, interview preparation, and language assistance.”
  • Civic engagement: “EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, WORKFORCE READINESS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, CULTURAL ORIENTATION, AND LIFE SKILLS.”
  • Cultural programming: “Holiday Folk Fair International, America’s premier multicultural festival and a program of the International Institute of Wisconsin, celebrates the cultural heritage of the people living in southeastern Wisconsin.”
  • Employment / job training: “EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, WORKFORCE READINESS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, CULTURAL ORIENTATION, AND LIFE SKILLS.”
  • ESL / English: “ESL Instructor”
  • Family reunification: “Family Petition Help with filing petitions to reunite families, bringing loved ones to the U.S.”
  • Housing: “Housing Coordinator”
  • Interpretation / translation: “IIW OFFERS PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION SERVICES IN A WIDE RANGE OF LANGUAGES TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION”
  • Legal / immigration: “IIW PROVIDES LEGAL SERVICES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES NAVIGATE SAFE, LEGAL PATHWAYS TO IMMIGRATION AND UNITED STATES NATURALIZATION.”
  • Refugee resettlement (R&P): “PROVIDING REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT”

Website in English only.

Service area: Southeastern Wisconsin.

Federal recognition and registries

  • DOJ-recognized immigration legal provider
  • State Department refugee resettlement affiliate (R&P)

Contact

Founded 1953. IRS NTEE code P840. Revenue $1M-4.99M. Latest Form 990: 2023. EIN 39-0806350.

Other organizations in Milwaukee

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Sources: IRS exempt-organization records, Form 990 filings, federal and network directories, and the organization's own website. Data as of October 19, 2026. Information here can change; contact the organization to confirm.

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Immigrant profiles by origin, language, and race / ethnicity

Pick a group to see its own profile: how large it is and how it lives, with the all-foreign-born and US-born averages shown for context. National estimates from US Census ACS 1-year microdata (PUMS).