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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: Costs of Immigration, Welfare
Welfare Use by Immigrants and the U.S.-Born, 2024
Comparing program use by foreign- and U.S.-born-headed households
Working-Age, but Not Working, 1960 to 2025
Documenting the decades-long increase in the share of the U.S.-born not in the labor force and its implications for immigration policy
Nearly Half of Non-Citizen Households with Young Children Use Food Welfare Programs
Cutoff of WIC & Food Stamps will affect immigrants disproportionately
How Counting Noncitizens Distorts State Legislatures
Voters living near aliens get more representation
Topics: Politics, State and Local Policy