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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Korean Immigrants in the United States
About 1 million Korean immigrants lived in the United States in 2017, down slightly from a 2010 peak.
How Many Unauthorized Immigrants Graduate from U.S. High Schools Annually?
MPI estimated 98,000 unauthorized immigrants graduate from U.S. high schools per year, with California and Texas accounting for 44 percent.
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
The United States had 44.5 million immigrants in 2017, with recent arrivals more likely to come from Asia than Mexico and the unauthorized population appearing to decline.
Credentials for the Future: Mapping the Potential for Immigrant-Origin Adults in the United States
In 2017, 30 million immigrant-origin adults lacked postsecondary credentials, making them an underserved yet critical target for U.S. upskilling efforts.
Immigrant-Origin Adults without Postsecondary Credentials: A 50-State Profile
A 50-state profile finds 30 million immigrant-origin adults lacked postsecondary credentials in 2017, with English proficiency and legal status key upskilling barriers.
Caribbean Immigrants in the United States
Some 4.4 million Caribbean immigrants lived in the United States in 2017, with higher naturalization rates but lower median incomes than the overall foreign-born population.
Immigrants from New Origin Countries in the United States
Indian and Chinese immigrants drove U.S. foreign-born growth between 2010 and 2017 as Mexican migration declined. New arrivals came with higher educational attainment.
South American Immigrants in the United States
South Americans made up 7 percent of U.S. immigrants in 2017, boosted by rising Venezuelan arrivals.
Mexican Immigrants in the United States
Mexicans remain the largest U.S. immigrant group but their population fell by 300,000 between 2016 and 2017 as departures outpaced arrivals.
Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States
More than 1.3 million Vietnamese immigrants lived in the United States in 2017, with high naturalization rates and median household income above both immigrant and native-born averages.
