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title: "References"
description: "Cuddington, Danielle and Richard Wike. 2015. “Declining Ratings for Mexico’s Peña Nieto: Fewer Say Government Is Making Progress against Drug Cartels.” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, August. Jensen, Eric. 2015. “China Replaces Mexico as the Top Sending Country for Immigrants in the United States.” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau, May. Kohut et al. 2009. “Most […]"
date: "2015-11-19"
authors:
  - name: "Ana Gonzalez-Barrera"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/ana-gonzalez-barrera/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2015/11/19/references-35/"
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# References

Cuddington, Danielle and Richard Wike. 2015. “[Declining Ratings for Mexico’s Peña Nieto: Fewer Say Government Is Making Progress against Drug Cartels](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2015/08/27/declining-ratings-for-mexicos-pena-nieto/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, August.

Jensen, Eric. 2015. “[China Replaces Mexico as the Top Sending Country for Immigrants in the United States](http://researchmatters.blogs.census.gov/2015/05/01/china-replaces-mexico-as-the-top-sending-country-for-immigrants-to-the-united-states/).” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau, May.

Kohut et al. 2009. “[Most Mexicans See Better Life in U.S.—One-In-Three Would Migrate: Troubled by Crime, The Economy, Drugs and Corruption](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2009/09/23/most-mexicans-see-better-life-in-us-one-in-three-would-migrate/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, September.

Krogstad, Jens Manuel and Jeffrey S. Passel. 2014. “[U.S. Border Apprehensions of Mexicans Fall to Historic Lows](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/12/30/u-s-border-apprehensions-of-mexicans-fall-to-historic-lows/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, December.

Passel, Jeffrey S. and D’Vera Cohn. 2009. “[A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2009/04/14/a-portrait-of-unauthorized-immigrants-in-the-united-states/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, April.

Passel, Jeffrey S. and D’Vera Cohn. 2014. “[Unauthorized Immigrant Totals Rise in 7 States, Fall in 14: Decline in Those From Mexico Fuels Most State Decreases](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2014/11/18/unauthorized-immigrant-totals-rise-in-7-states-fall-in-14/#decrease-in-unauthorized-immigrants-from-mexico/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, November.

Passel, Jeffrey S. and D’Vera Cohn. 2010. “[U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Flows are Down Sharply Since Mid-Decade](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2010/09/01/us-unauthorized-immigration-flows-are-down-sharply-since-mid-decade/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, September.

Passel, Jeffrey S., D’Vera Cohn and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera. 2012. “[Net Migration from Mexico Falls to Zero—and Perhaps Less](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2012/04/23/net-migration-from-mexico-falls-to-zero-and-perhaps-less/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, April.

Pew Research Center. 2009. “[Most Mexicans See Better Life in U.S. – One-in-Three Would Migrate](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2009/09/23/most-mexicans-see-better-life-in-us-one-in-three-would-migrate/).” Washington, D.C.: September.

Pew Research Center. 2015. “[Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth 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/).” Washington, D.C.: September.

Rosenblum, Marc R. and Doris Meissner. 2014. “[The Deportation Dilemma: Reconciling Tough and Humane Enforcement](http://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/deportation-dilemma-reconciling-tough-humane-enforcement).” Washington, D.C.: Migration Policy Institute, April.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics. 2014. “[2013 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics](http://www.dhs.gov/publication/yearbook-2013).” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, October.

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