Michael Fix
Michael Fix is a Senior Fellow at the Migration Policy Institute and previously served as its President. He joined MPI in 2005, as Co-Director of the National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy and later assumed positions as Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and CEO.
Mr. Fix’s research focus is on immigrant integration and the education of immigrant children in the United States and Europe, as well as citizenship policy, immigrant children and families, the effect of welfare reform on immigrants, and the impact of immigrants on the U.S. labor force.
Prior to joining MPI, Mr. Fix was Director of Immigration Studies at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC, where his focus was on immigration and integration policy, race and the measurement of discrimination, and federalism.
Mr. Fix was a member of the National Research Council’s Committee on the Integration of Immigrants into U.S. Society, which produced a seminal study on the integration of immigrants in the United States.
Previously, he served on the National Academy of Sciences’ Committee on the Redesign of U.S. Naturalization Tests and on the Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children. He also served as a member of the Advisory Panel to the Foundation for Child Development’s Young Scholars Program. In 2005 he was appointed to the State of Illinois’ New Americans Advisory Council, and in 2009 to the State of Maryland’s Council for New Americans. In 2024, he was awarded an Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his work in the field of immigration.
Mr. Fix received a JD from the University of Virginia and a bachelor of the arts degree from Princeton University. He did additional graduate work at the London School of Economics.
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English Language Learners and Their Performance in U.S. Public Schools
In this video, Michael Fix and Margie McHugh examine key indicators of ELL students' performance on standardized tests, among other topics.
The New Demography of U.S. Schools
In this video, Michael Fix and Margie McHugh discuss the distribution of English Language Learners across the country, their growth in enrollment, and more.
New Streams: Black African Migration to the United States
Black African immigrants are a small but rapidly growing U.S. group, with high schooling and distinctive refugee and diversity visa entry routes.
Still an Hourglass? Immigrant Workers in Middle-Skilled Jobs
Immigrant employment grew fastest in middle-skilled jobs after 2000; the 2007–09 recession hit less-educated immigrant workers hardest, erasing many of these gains.
The Demographic Impacts of Repealing Birthright Citizenship
Modeling shows that repealing birthright citizenship would swell, not shrink, the U.S. unauthorized population and create a hereditary underclass, this 2010 analysis shows.
The Binational Option: Meeting the Instructional Needs of Limited English Proficient Students
U.S. schools face persistent shortages of English as a Second Language and bilingual teachers; binational exchange programs offer an underused short-term solution.
Immigrants and Health Care Reform: What's Really at Stake?
Uninsured immigrants use emergency care at low rates; excluding them from U.S. health reform raises safety net costs while adding minimally to overall costs if they are included.
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.
Education, Diversity, and the Second Generation: A Discussion Guide
A research-based guide helps communities examine how second-generation youth are doing in school and work, as well as where supports fall short.
Taking Limited English Proficient Adults into Account in the Federal Adult Education Funding Formula
Workforce Investment Act Title II funding should reflect the size and needs of Limited English Proficient (LEP) adults, not just lack of a diploma.