Jeanne Batalova

Senior Policy AnalystManager, Migration Data Hub

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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    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.

    Una mujer de Honduras en un desfile en Washington, DC.

    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.

    A woman from Honduras in a parade in Washington, DC.

    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.

    A graduation ceremony at the University of Delaware.

    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.

    A man carrying the flag of Guatemala in a parade in Washington, DC.

    Inmigrantes guatemaltecos en Estados Unidos

    La población inmigrante de Guatemala en Estados Unidos, en rápido crecimiento, es en su mayor parte irregular, probablemente forma parte de la población activa y constituye una fuente vital de remesas para el país de origen.

    Un hombre portando la bandera de Guatemala en un desfile en Washington, DC

    Immigrants from Asia in the United States

    Immigrants from Asia in the United States are a fast-growing group that tends to be highly educated. But wide disparities in income and opportunity exist across national- origin communities.

    Image of a family in San Francisco

    Inmigrantes venezolanos en Estados Unidos

    Impulsada por la crisis política y económica en su país, la población de inmigrantes venezolanos en Estados Unidos se ha más que triplicado desde 2010 y ahora se enfrenta a recortes generalizados de las protecciones humanitarias.

    Una mujer prepara arepas en la cocina.

    Venezuelan Immigrants in the United States

    Driven by political and economic crisis at home, Venezuela's U.S. immigrant population has more than tripled since 2010 and now faces sweeping rollbacks of humanitarian protections.

    A woman makes arepas in the kitchen.

    Chinese Immigrants in the United States

    Chinese immigrants ranked third largest among all U.S. foreign-born groups as of 2023; they tend to be highly educated; California and New York are key U.S. destinations.

    A scientific researcher at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.