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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Immigrants from Asia in the United States
In 2009, Asian immigrants in the United States were nearly twice as likely as immigrants overall to hold a college degree.
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
In 2009, 38.5 million immigrants made up 12.5 percent of the U.S. population, with Mexican-born immigrants accounting for 29.8 percent of all foreign born.
Top Languages Spoken by English Language Learners Nationally and by State, 2009
A 2009 analysis of Census data finds U.S. English Learner students speak more than 150 languages, with Spanish dominant nationally and in 28 states.
Immigration Enforcement in the United States
U.S. immigration apprehensions fell in 2009, yet removals hit a ten-year high.
H-1B Temporary Skilled Worker Program
The recession drove H-1B petition filings down by nearly 20 percent between 2007 and 2009.
Number and Growth of Students in U.S. Schools in Need of English Instruction, 2009
From the late 1990s to 2007–08, students needing English instruction grew far faster than overall enrollment, straining school capacity in many states.
States and Districts with the Highest Number and Share of English Language Learners, 2009
By 2012–13, nearly 5 million English Learners were concentrated in a few U.S. states and school districts, especially in the West.
DREAM vs. Reality: An Analysis of Potential DREAM Act Beneficiaries
Roughly 2.1 million people could qualify under the 2010 DREAM Act, but only about 825,000 would be likely to obtain permanent legal status.
Chinese Immigrants in the United States
In 2008, Chinese immigrants in the United States were much more likely to be naturalized citizens than the overall foreign born.
Filipino Immigrants in the United States
In 2008, nearly one in four employed Filipino-born women in the United States worked as a registered nurse.
