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Karen Zeigler
Demographer
Karen Zeigler serves as Demographer for the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington, DC-based immigration think tank. The Center produces credible, timely research on key immigration issues, examines the impact of immigration in American society, and educates policymakers and opinion leaders.
Since joining the Center in 2008, Ms. Zeigler has worked on projects producing statistics related to the immigration population, various unemployment measures, educational differences, and other prominent issues.
Ms. Zeigler earned a B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Criminal Justice from Shippensburg University, a Master’s in Justice, Law, and Crime Policy from George Mason University, and earned an MBA from Shippenburg University.
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
Despite Recent Job Growth, Native Employment Still Below 2007
BLS data show all net employment growth has gone to immigrants
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
Immigrant Families Benefit Significantly from Obamacare
Accounted for 42% of Medicaid growth since 2011
Topics: Welfare, Health Care
Who Got the Jobs in New Hampshire?
Natives accounted for 65% of the growth in population, but 71% of employment growth went to immigrants
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
One in Five U.S. Residents Speaks Foreign Language at Home, Record 61.8 million
Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic speakers grew most since 2010
Topics: Assimilation and Citizenship