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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Immigrant Health-Care Workers in the United States
Nearly 2.8 million immigrants worked in the U.S. health-care sector in 2021, representing disproportionately high shares of physicians, surgeons, and home health aides. This article offers a demographic and socioeconomic profile of foreign-born workers in health care.
Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
Nearly 45.3 million immigrants lived in the United States in 2021, with record pressures at the U.S.-Mexico border and pent-up demand for legal immigration after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recommendations for the Task Force on New Americans
The Task Force on New Americans should consider upgrading adult education and embedding equity in federal programs to better support immigrant integration.
Venezuelan Immigrants in the United States
The Venezuelan immigrant population in the United States has nearly tripled since 2010 and skews younger, more educated, and more recently arrived than immigrants overall.
Chinese Immigrants in the United States
Chinese immigrants were the third largest U.S. foreign-born group in 2021, but the group shrank amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indian Immigrants in the United States
Indians were the second largest U.S. immigrant group as of 2021. They are the top recipients of H-1B high tech visas.
The Skills and Economic Outcomes of Immigrant and U.S.-Born College Graduates
Immigrant college graduates match or exceed U.S.-born peers economically, yet the skills of one-fifth of them are underutilized. The gap can be closed with English skills training and credential reform.
Mexican Immigrants in the United States
Mexicans have long been the largest U.S. immigrant group, but their population began shrinking after the Great Recession.
Diverging Pathways: Immigrants’ Legal Status and Access to Postsecondary Credentials
Most of the nearly 24 million U.S. immigrants lacking credentials in 2019 had legal status and Pell Grant eligibility; unauthorized immigrants were barred from federal education support.
Temporary Visa Holders in the United States
Pandemic restrictions and policy shifts drove U.S. temporary visa issuance to a low in fiscal year (FY) 2021, with tourism visas and processing times hit hardest.
