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Jeffrey S. Passel

Senior Demographer

Expertise:Global Migration and Demography, Hispanic Trends

Jeffrey Passel is a senior demographer at Pew Research Center. He is a nationally known expert on immigration to the United States and the demography of racial and ethnic groups. Passel formerly served as principal research associate at the Urban Institute’s Labor, Human Services and Population Center. Passel has authored numerous studies on immigrant populations in America, focusing on such topics as undocumented immigration, the economic and fiscal impact of the foreign born, and the impact of welfare reform on immigrant populations. Passel regularly discusses the Center’s findings in print and broadcast media.

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short readsJun 10, 2020

A majority of Americans say immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want

About three-quarters of U.S. adults say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want.
short readsMay 6, 2020

Telework may save U.S. jobs in COVID-19 downturn, especially among college graduates

90% of the decrease in employment between February and March arose from positions that could not be teleworked.
short readsNov 27, 2019

Many immigrants with Temporary Protected Status face uncertain future in U.S.

Roughly 317,000 immigrants from 10 countries have this status after fleeing dangerous conditions at home. Learn about where these protections stand.
short readsNov 14, 2019

5 facts about unauthorized immigration in Europe

The number of unauthorized immigrants living in Europe increased between 2014 and 2016, then leveled off to an estimated 3.9 million to 4.8 million in 2017, according to new estimates from Pew Research Center.
short readsNov 13, 2019

How European and U.S. unauthorized immigrant populations compare

The size of Europe’s unauthorized immigrant population in 2017 was less than half the number in the United States.
reportNov 13, 2019

Europe’s Unauthorized Immigrant Population Peaks in 2016, Then Levels Off

Most live in Germany, the UK, Italy and France, and about half had arrived in Europe in recent years. Overall, these migrants account for less than 1% of Europe’s total population.
short readsJul 12, 2019

Measuring illegal immigration: How Pew Research Center counts unauthorized immigrants in the U.S.

Jeffrey S. Passel, senior demographer, on the research techniques used to derive the unauthorized immigrant population estimate in the U.S. and the challenges involved.
short readsJun 12, 2019

5 facts about illegal immigration in the U.S.

There were 10.5 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2017. The number of Mexican unauthorized immigrants declined since 2007.
short readsJun 12, 2019

Mexicans decline to less than half the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population for the first time

The number of Mexican unauthorized immigrants has fallen since its peak of 6.9 million in 2007 and was lower in 2017 than in any year since 2001.
short readsMay 23, 2019

U.S. unauthorized immigrants are more proficient in English, more educated than a decade ago

In 2016, a third of unauthorized immigrant adults were proficient in English – up from a quarter in 2007.