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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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.
Immigrant Women in the United States in 2008
Immigrant women represented 12 percent of all women in the United States in 2008, yet tended to earn less than their native-born peers and faced higher poverty rates.
Immigration Enforcement in the United States
In 2008, U.S. immigration apprehensions fell to their lowest level since 1975, yet detentions reached a record high.
Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States
U.S. nonimmigrant admissions reached a recent high of 39.4 million in FY 2008, with India alone accounting for 38 percent of all H-1B worker arrivals.
Migration and the Global Recession
The 2007-09 recession dampened migration flows globally, but most migrants stayed put. Remittances proved more stable than exports or foreign direct investment.