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.

Public Law Center

601 W CIVIC CENTER DR, SANTA ANA, CA 92701-4002

Public Law Center is a nonprofit organization in Santa Ana, California that serves immigrants and refugees.

The Public Law Center is a pro bono law firm providing free civil legal services to low-income Orange County residents, including immigration legal representation (asylum, VAWA/U/T visas, SIJS, DACA, naturalization), domestic violence and consumer/tax help, and systemic advocacy, with Spanish and Vietnamese interpretation.

Mission

The public law center, orange county's pro bono law firm, is committed to providing access to justice for low income residents.

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Advocacy / policy: “Advocacy & Impact Litigation”
  • Citizenship: “Naturalization Assistance (for qualified immigrants who wish to become U.S. citizens)”
  • Domestic violence services: “Relief under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) (victims of domestic violence by abusers with lawful immigration status)”
  • Economic development: “Small Business and Nonprofit Project”
  • Financial literacy: “Free tax prep services for eligible taxpayers are available with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs.”
  • Interpretation / translation: “Spanish and Vietnamese translation and interpretation to support our pro bono volunteers”
  • Legal / immigration: “Deportation Defense (removal defense)”

Languages

Services delivered in Spanish, Vietnamese.

Website in more than one language.

Communities served

Hispanic/Latino.

Service area: Orange County, California.

Federal recognition and registries

  • DOJ-recognized immigration legal provider

Contact

Founded 1985. IRS NTEE code I80Z. Revenue $5M-9.99M. Latest Form 990: 2023. EIN 95-3709253.

Other organizations in Santa Ana

All organizations in Santa Ana | All organizations in California

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).