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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The “Brain Gain” Race Begins with Foreign Students
The United States led the world in foreign student enrollment in 2006, but its global share has slipped.
Mexican-Born Persons in the U.S. Civilian Labor Force
In 2006, Mexican-born workers outpaced U.S.-born peers in labor force participation yet remained concentrated in service and construction jobs.
Spotlight on Foreign Students and Exchange Visitors in 2005
Foreign student and exchange visitor admissions to the United States neared 1 million in 2005, up 46 percent over the decade.
New Estimates of Unauthorized Youth Eligible for Legal Status under the DREAM Act
MPI estimates about 1.1 million unauthorized youth could gain legal status under the DREAM Act of 2006, about 360,000 with immediate eligibility.
Spotlight on Naturalization Trends in 2005
In 2005, more than 604,000 immigrants naturalized in the United States.
Spotlight on Temporary Admissions of Nonimmigrants to the United States
Total U.S. nonimmigrant admissions tripled from 9.5 million in 1985 to 32 million in 2005; tourists and business travelers made up nearly nine in 10 arrivals.
Spotlight on Legal Immigration to the United States
In 2005, 1.1 million people obtained lawful permanent residence in the United States; family reunification drove 58 percent of admissions, with Mexico the top country of birth.
Spotlight on Refugees and Asylees in the United States
The United States admitted nearly 54,000 refugees and granted asylum to 25,000 people in 2005.
The Impact of Immigration on Native Workers: A Fresh Look at the Evidence
The wage and employment effects of immigration on U.S.-born workers remain contested—and are just one piece of a far more complex economic picture.
Immigrants and Labor Force Trends: The Future, Past, and Present
Driving more than half of U.S. labor force growth as of 2005, immigrants were projected to fill nearly one in five jobs by 2030—especially in the fastest-growing occupations.