---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report was written by D’Vera Cohn, senior writer/editor; Jeffrey S. Passel, senior demographer; and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, senior researcher. Editorial guidance was provided by Mark Hugo Lopez, director of Global Migration and Demography research; James Bell, vice president for global strategy; and Phillip Connor, senior researcher. Charts and tables were created by Abby Budiman, intern; […]"
date: "2017-12-07"
authors:
  - name: "D’Vera Cohn"
    job_title: "Former Senior Writer/Editor"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/dvera-cohn/"
  - name: "Jeffrey S. Passel"
    job_title: "Senior Demographer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jeffrey-s-passel/"
  - 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/2017/12/07/acknowledgments-central-american-immigration/"
categories:
  - "Immigration & Migration"
  - "Immigration Trends"
  - "Unauthorized Immigration"
---

# Acknowledgments

This report was written by D’Vera Cohn, senior writer/editor; Jeffrey S. Passel, senior demographer; and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, senior researcher. Editorial guidance was provided by Mark Hugo Lopez, director of Global Migration and Demography research; James Bell, vice president for global strategy; and Phillip Connor, senior researcher. Charts and tables were created by Abby Budiman, intern; Michael Keegan, information graphics designer; Gustavo López, research analyst; and Cohn. López and Antonio Flores, research assistant, number-checked the report and its graphics. David Kent copy edited the report. Ariana Rodriguez-Gitler was the digital producer.* *

Find related reports online at [pewresearch.org/Hispanic](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic).

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