{"id":20474,"date":"2025-10-23T13:31:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/?page_id=20474"},"modified":"2025-11-21T14:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T22:13:10","slug":"undocumented-immigrants-in-orange-county-2025-data-estimates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/publications\/undocumented-immigrants-in-orange-county-2025-data-estimates\/","title":{"rendered":"Undocumented Immigrants in Orange County (2025 Data Estimates)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20484 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/OC-Undoc-Estimates-cover.png\" alt=\"orange county aerial view for undocumented estimates report cover\" width=\"1749\" height=\"980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/OC-Undoc-Estimates-cover.png 1749w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/OC-Undoc-Estimates-cover-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/OC-Undoc-Estimates-cover-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/OC-Undoc-Estimates-cover-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/10\/OC-Undoc-Estimates-cover-1536x861.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1749px) 100vw, 1749px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recent attacks on immigrants have harmed communities and sown fear. People are being taken in unmarked vehicles and disappeared without their right to due process. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/economy\/2025\/07\/immigration-raids-california-jobs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People are not going to work<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lapublicpress.org\/2025\/07\/la-restaurants-ice-raids\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">businesses and restaurants are shutting down<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2025-06-19\/ice-raids-have-us-farms-fearing-food-shortages-supply-chains-cracking\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food prices are on the rise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/article\/the-real-costs-of-ice-raids-at-schools-and-what-educators-should-do\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">schools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/doctors-fear-ice-agents-health-care-facilities-deterring-people\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hospitals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-07-11\/la-me-church-sweeps-worship\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">churches<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are no longer safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>These raids are devastating our economy, with statewide losses under a scenario of deporting all undocumented workers hovering around\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/www.bayareaeconomy.org\/report\/economic-impact-of-mass-deportation-in-california\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bayareaeconomy.org\/report\/economic-impact-of-mass-deportation-in-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">$275 billion<\/a>, caused by labor shortages, delays, increased prices, and decreased business activity<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A single raid can destabilize a neighborhood\u2019s entire <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/justice\/2025\/07\/worksite-immigration-raids\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">economy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can have resounding effects to disrupt entire industries. Unable to afford missing work, some force themselves to work <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/13\/business\/ice-workplace-raids-home-depot\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in an atmosphere of fear<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that extends to the families and friends of undocumented immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The immigration raids ripple through every aspect of our lives and make communities less safe for everyone, not just undocumented immigrants. These raids uproot lives, tear families apart, endanger our communities, and take away our rights. To secure thriving communities, a fair economy, and the kind of country we want to live in, we must pay attention and take action to ensure that our immigrant communities can flourish and feel secure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope this data on our impacted immigrant communities support the ongoing efforts happening in the movement to fight for justice and make our communities safer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">By Jeffer Giang, Jody Agius Vallejo, Sean Angst, and Manuel Pastor<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more on Orange County\u2019s immigrant communities, read <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOrange County\u2019s future depends on supporting immigrants today\u201d <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2025\/10\/22\/orange-countys-future-depends-on-supporting-immigrants-today\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Op-Ed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in the Orange County Register by Jody Agius Vallejo and Sean Angst.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Downloads\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n    \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/11\/Undoc_OC_County_2025_Oct2025_final.pdf\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Download report\"  \n>\n    Download report \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":20484,"parent":297,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20474","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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