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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.
Immigration Continues to Surge
A look at arrival data from the American Community Survey
Topics: Current Numbers
Births to Legal and Illegal Immigrants in the U.S.
A look at health insurance coverage among new mothers by legal status at the state and local level
Topics: Costs of Immigration, Current Numbers
Almost Half Speak a Foreign Language in America's Largest Cities
Nationally, one in five spoke a language other than English in 2017
Topics: Current Numbers
Record 44.5 Million Immigrants in 2017
Non-Mexico Latin American, Asian, and African populations grew most
There Are No Jobs Americans Won’t Do
A detailed look at immigrants (legal and illegal)
and natives across occupations
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
Better Educated, but Not Better Off
A look at the education level and socioeconomic success of recent immigrants, 2007 to 2017
Topics: Current Numbers
1.8 Million Immigrants Likely Arrived in 2016, Matching Highest Level in U.S. History
Numbers show 53 percent increase compared to low point in 2011
Topics: Current Numbers