---
title: "Appendix A: References"
description: "Clandestino. 2007. “Database on Irregular Migration.” Connor, Phillip. 2016. “Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015.” Pew Research Center. Connor, Phillip. 2017. “Still in Limbo: About a Million Asylum Seekers Await Word on Whether They Can Call Europe Home.” Pew Research Center. Connor, Phillip and Gustavo López. May 18, 2016. [&hellip;]"
date: "2019-03-14"
authors:
  - name: "Ana Gonzalez-Barrera"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/ana-gonzalez-barrera/"
  - name: "Phillip Connor"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/phillip-connor/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2019/03/14/global-migration-attitudes-appendix-a-references/"
categories:
  - "Immigration & Migration"
  - "Immigration Attitudes"
---

# Appendix A: References

Clandestino. 2007. “[Database on Irregular Migration](http://irregular-migration.net/index.php?id=228).”

Connor, Phillip. 2016. “[Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2016/08/02/number-of-refugees-to-europe-surges-to-record-1-3-million-in-2015/).” Pew Research Center.

Connor, Phillip. 2017. “[Still in Limbo: About a Million Asylum Seekers Await Word on Whether They Can Call Europe Home](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/09/20/a-million-asylum-seekers-await-word-on-whether-they-can-call-europe-home/).” Pew Research Center.

Connor, Phillip and Gustavo López. May 18, 2016. “[5 facts about the U.S. rank in worldwide migration](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/05/18/5-facts-about-the-u-s-rank-in-worldwide-migration/).” Pew Research Center.

Connor, Phillip and Jens Manuel Krogstad. Dec. 10, 2018. “[Many worldwide oppose more migration – both into and out of their countries](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/12/10/many-worldwide-oppose-more-migration-both-into-and-out-of-their-countries/).” Pew Research Center.

The Economist. Aug. 5, 2017. “[Ukrainian immigrants are powering Poland’s economy](https://www.economist.com/europe/2017/08/05/ukrainian-immigrants-are-powering-polands-economy).”

Gonzalez-Barrera, Ana and Jens Manuel Krogstad. Dec. 3, 2018. “[What we know about illegal immigration from Mexico](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/12/03/what-we-know-about-illegal-immigration-from-mexico/).” Pew Research Center.

Green, David. 2017. “[As Its Population Ages, Japan Quietly Turns to Immigration](https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/its-population-ages-japan-quietly-turns-immigration).” Migration Policy Institute.

Jones, Bradley. Jan. 31, 2019. “[Majority of Americans continue to say immigrants strengthen the U.S.](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/01/31/majority-of-americans-continue-to-say-immigrants-strengthen-the-u-s/)” Pew Research Center.

Jozuka, Emiko. Dec. 7, 2018. “[Japan needs immigrants, but do immigrants need Japan?](https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/06/asia/japan-immigration-bill-foreign-workers/index.html)” CNN.

Kennedy, Courtney, Scott Keeter, Andrew Mercer, Nick Hatley, Nick Bertoni and Arnold Lau. 2017. “[Are Telephone Polls Understating Support for Trump](https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/2017/03/31/are-telephone-polls-understating-support-for-trump/)?” Pew Research Center.

The Knesset, State of Israel. 1970. “[The Law of Return 5710 (1950)](https://knesset.gov.il/laws/special/eng/return.htm).”

Menju Toshihiro. Feb. 6, 2019. “[Japan’s Historic Immigration Reform: A Work in Progress](https://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/a06004/japan%E2%80%99s-historic-immigration-reform-a-work-in-progress.html).” Nippon.com.

Rich, Motoko. Dec. 7, 2018. “[Bucking a Global Trend, Japan Seeks More Immigrants. Ambivalently](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/world/asia/japan-parliament-foreign-workers.html).” The New York Times.

Passel, Jeffrey and D’Vera Cohn. 2018. “[U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Total Dips to Lowest Level in a Decade](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2018/11/27/u-s-unauthorized-immigrant-total-dips-to-lowest-level-in-a-decade/).” Pew Research Center.

Pew Research Center. 2019. “[International migrants by country](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/interactives/international-migrants-by-country/).”

Pew Research Center. 2015. “[Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth and Change Through 2065: Views of Immigration’s Impact on U.S. Society Mixed](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/09/28/modern-immigration-wave-brings-59-million-to-u-s-driving-population-growth-and-change-through-2065/).”

Sokutu, Brian. July 13, 2018. “[Gauteng is home to most foreigners in the country](https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1977973/gauteng-is-home-to-most-foreigners-in-the-country/).” The Citizen.

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2017. “[International migrant stock: The 2017 revision](http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/data/estimates2/estimates17.shtml).”

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Nov. 22, 2018. “[Response to Arrivals of Asylum-seekers from the North of Central America to Mexico](https://www.acnur.org/5bf8b8ff4.pdf).”

U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. “[American Community Survey (ACS): 2017 Data Release New and Notable](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/news/data-releases/2017/release.html).”

Van Mol, Christof, and Helga de Valk. 2016. “[Migration and Immigrants in Europe: A Historical and Demographic Perspective](https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-21674-4_3#citeas).” In Garcés-Mascareñas Blanca, Rinus Penninx, eds. “Integration Processes and Policies in Europe.”

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**Next:** [Appendix B: Demographic tables](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2019/03/14/global-migration-attitudes-appendix-b-demographic-tables.md)