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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Narrowing the Skills Gap: Equipping Immigrant-Origin Workers with Postsecondary Credentials
The number of U.S. adults who could benefit from efforts to boost postsecondary credential attainment is strikingly large. Nearly 96 million working-age adults lack a postsecondary credential, 28 million of them of immigrant origin, MPI estimates. This commentary examines how enabling immigrant-origin adults to attain credentials beyond a high school diploma is vital to both building a skilled workforce and closing equity gaps.
Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States
Vietnamese immigration to the United States is rooted in its refugee history. As of 2019, 1.4 million Vietnamese immigrants lived in the United States.
Inmigrantes centroamericanos en los Estados Unidos
Los 3.8 millones de inmigrantes centroamericanos que residían en Estados Unidos en 2019 provenían de tres países principales y estaban profundamente integrados en la población activa estadounidense.
Afghan Immigrants in the United States
Afghan immigrants in the United States are a fast-growing but economically vulnerable population, largely admitted through the visa program for those who aided the U.S. military.
Immigrants’ U.S. Labor Market Disadvantage in the COVID-19 Economy: The Role of Geography and Industries of Employment
Immigrants faced steeper labor losses than U.S.-born workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by concentration in high-risk industries and geographic clusters hit hardest.
Inmigrantes de la República Dominicana a los Estados Unidos
En 2019, casi 1.2 millones de inmigrantes dominicanos vivían en Estados Unidos, lo que constituye una comunidad en rápido crecimiento.
Central American Immigrants in the United States
The 3.8 million Central American immigrants in the United States as of 2019 were deeply embedded in the U.S. workforce.
Immigrants from Iran in the United States
There were 385,000 Iranian immigrants in the United States as of 2019, forming a highly educated, largely naturalized population concentrated in California.
Canadian Immigrants in the United States
Canadian immigrants, once a much larger share of immigration to the United States, tend to be older, highly educated, and economically well-positioned.
Immigrant and Other U.S. Workers a Year into the Pandemic: A Focus on Top Immigrant States
A year into the pandemic, immigrant workers, especially women, faced steeper job losses than the U.S. born, with recovery patterns varying sharply by state and industry.
