Jeffrey Passel

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 (external link) , the economic and fiscal impact of the foreign born (external link) , and the impact of welfare reform (external link)  on immigrant populations. Passel regularly discusses the Center’s findings in print and broadcast media.