Jeanne Batalova
Jeanne Batalova is a Senior Policy Analyst at MPI and Manager of the Migration Data Hub, MPI's flagship resource providing user-friendly access to the most current U.S. and global immigration data and maps in interactive formats.
Her areas of expertise include U.S. immigration, demographic, and workforce trends; the impacts of immigration and immigrant integration policies on the supply of health-care professionals and demand for health-care services; highly skilled immigration and international student policies and trends in the United States and internationally; and postsecondary credentials and upskilling of first- and second-generation immigrant youth and young adults.
She was a 2023 Bertelsmann Foundation Fellow on the Future of Work.
Dr. Batalova earned her PhD in sociology, with a specialization in demography, from the University of California-Irvine; an MBA from Roosevelt University; and bachelor of the arts in economics from the Academy of Economic Studies, Chisinau, Moldova.
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Ukrainian Immigrants in the United States
The 510,000-strong U.S. immigrant population from Ukraine as of 2024 was highly educated but faced mounting legal uncertainty as key protections were paused or reviewed.
Graduating into Uncertainty: Unauthorized Immigrant Students in U.S. High Schools
About 75,000 unauthorized immigrants graduate from U.S. high schools annually, MPI estimates. Amid immigration policy and enforcement changes, many are graduating into uncertainty.
Refugees and Asylees in the United States
U.S. refugee and asylum programs faced record-low resettlement ceilings and sweeping rollbacks of temporary protections in 2026 as global displacement neared an all-time high.
Caribbean Immigrants in the United States
Caribbean immigrants are important contributors to U.S. communities and home-country economies but face lower incomes and mounting legal uncertainty.
Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States
The sub-Saharan African immigrant population in the United States is among the fastest growing, and these immigrants tend to be very well educated.
Filipino Immigrants in the United States
Filipinos make up one of the largest immigrant groups in the United States. They tend to be highly educated, earn high incomes, and are more likely to be naturalized citizens.
Inmigrantes centroamericanos en los Estados Unidos
En 2023, más de 4.3 millones de centroamericanos vivían en Estados Unidos, con altas tasas de participación en la población activa, pero con importantes desigualdades en materia jurídica, educativa y económica.
Central American Immigrants in the United States
More than 4.3 million Central Americans lived in the United States as of 2023, with high labor force participation rates but significant legal, educational, and economic disparities.
International Students in the United States
The United States hosted a record 1.1 million international students in the 2023-24 school year, but recent policy changes cloud the outlook for the future.
Guatemalan Immigrants in the United States
Guatemala's fast-growing immigrant population in the United States is largely unauthorized, likely to be in the labor force, and a vital source of remittances for the home country.
