---
title: "Appendix A: References"
description: "American Immigration Council, 2017. “Temporary Protected Status: An Overview.” Washington, D.C.: American Immigration Council, August. Cohn, D’Vera, 2017. “5 key facts about U.S. lawful immigrants.” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, August. Cohn, D’Vera and Jeffrey S. Passel, 2017. “More than 100,00 Haitian and Central American immigrants face decision on their status in the U.S.” Washington, […]"
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/appendix-a-references-central-american-immigration/"
categories:
  - "Immigration & Migration"
  - "Immigration Trends"
  - "Unauthorized Immigration"
---

# Appendix A: References

American Immigration Council, 2017. “[Temporary Protected Status: An Overview](https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/temporary-protected-status-overview).” Washington, D.C.: American Immigration Council, August.

Cohn, D’Vera, 2017. “[5 key facts about U.S. lawful immigrants](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/08/03/5-key-facts-about-u-s-lawful-immigrants/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, August.

Cohn, D’Vera and Jeffrey S. Passel, 2017. “[More than 100,00 Haitian and Central American immigrants face decision on their status in the U.S.](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/11/08/more-than-100000-haitian-and-central-american-immigrants-face-decision-on-their-status-in-the-u-s/)” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, November.

DeSilver, Drew, 2017. “[Immigrants don’t make up a majority of workers in any U.S. industry](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/03/16/immigrants-dont-make-up-a-majority-of-workers-in-any-u-s-industry/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, March.

Embassy of Guatemala, 2017. “[Nuevos Consulados en Estados Unidos](http://guatemalaembassyusa.org/2017/06/nuevos-consulados-en-estados-unidos/).” Washington, D.C.: Embassy of Guatemala, January.

Gonzalez-Barrera, Ana, 2016. “[Apprehensions of Mexican migrants at U.S. borders reach near-historic low](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/04/14/mexico-us-border-apprehensions/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, April.

Gonzalez-Barrera, Ana, 2015. “[More Mexicans Leaving than Coming to the U.S.](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/11/19/more-mexicans-leaving-than-coming-to-the-u-s/)” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, November.

Gonzalez-Barrera, Ana, Jens Manuel Krogstad and Mark Hugo Lopez, 2014. “[DHS: Violence, poverty are driving children to flee Central America to U.S.](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/07/01/dhs-violence-poverty-is-driving-children-to-flee-central-america-to-u-s/)” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, July.

InSight Crime Foundation, 2017. “[2016 Homicide Rates for Latin America and the Caribbean](http://www.insightcrime.org/indepth/homicides).” Medellin, Colombia, accessed November 2017.

Krogstad, Jens Manuel, 2016. “[U.S. border apprehensions of families and unaccompanied children jump dramatically](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/05/04/u-s-border-apprehensions-of-families-and-unaccompanied-children-jump-dramatically/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, May.

Krogstad, Jens Manuel, 2016. “[5 facts about Mexico and immigration to the U.S.](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/02/11/mexico-and-immigration-to-us/)” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, February.

Krogstad, Jens Manuel and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera, 2014. “[Number of Latino children caught trying to enter U.S. nearly doubles in less than a year](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/06/10/number-of-latino-children-caught-trying-to-enter-u-s-nearly-doubles-in-less-than-a-year/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, June.

Lesser, Gabriel and Jeanne Batalova, 2017. “[Central American Immigrants in the United States](//www.migrationpolicy.org/article/central-american-immigrants-united-states).” Washington, D.C.: Migration Policy Institute, April.

López, Gustavo and Jens Manuel Krogstad, 2017. “[Key facts about unauthorized immigrants enrolled in DACA](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/09/25/key-facts-about-unauthorized-immigrants-enrolled-in-daca/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, September.

Martin, Susan F., 2011. “A Nation of Immigrants.” New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press.

Passel, Jeffrey S. and D’Vera Cohn, 2017. “[As Mexican share declined, U.S. unauthorized immigrant population fell in 2015 below recession level](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/04/25/as-mexican-share-declined-u-s-unauthorized-immigrant-population-fell-in-2015-below-recession-level/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, April.

Passel, Jeffrey S. and D’Vera Cohn. 2016. “[Overall Number of U.S. Unauthorized Immigrants Holds Steady Since 2009](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2016/09/20/overall-number-of-u-s-unauthorized-immigrants-holds-steady-since-2009/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, September.

Passel, Jeffrey S. and D’Vera Cohn. 2016. “[Unauthorized immigrant population stable for half a decade](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/09/21/unauthorized-immigrant-population-stable-for-half-a-decade/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, September.

Pew Research Center, 2016. “[Origins and Destinations of the World’s Migrants, from 1990-2015](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2016/05/17/global-migrant-stocks/?country=US&date=2015).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, May.

Pew Research Center, 2016. “[Remittance Flows Worldwide in 2015](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/interactives/remittance-map/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, August.

Pew Research Center, 2013. “[Mexicans and Salvadorans Have Positive Picture of Life in U.S.](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2013/10/24/mexicans-and-salvadorans-have-positive-picture-of-life-in-u-s/http:/www.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2013/10/24/mexicans-and-salvadorans-have-positive-picture-of-life-in-u-s/)” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, October.

Pew Research Center, 2012. “[The Rise of Asian Americans](https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2012/06/19/the-rise-of-asian-americans/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, June.

Pew Research Center, 2011. “[The Mexican-American Boom: Births Overtake Immigration](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2011/07/14/the-mexican-american-boom-brbirths-overtake-immigration/http:/www.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/hispanic/2011/07/14/the-mexican-american-boom-brbirths-overtake-immigration/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, July.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “[Temporary Protected Status](https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status).” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, accessed November 2017.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2017. “[Approximate Active DACA Recipients: Country of Birth](https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Reports%20and%20Studies/Immigration%20Forms%20Data/All%20Form%20Types/DACA/daca_population_data.pdf).” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Accessed Nov. 1, 2017.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “[Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)](https://www.uscis.gov/archive/consideration-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-daca#guidelines).” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2016. “[Extension of the Designation of Honduras for Temporary Protected Status](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/05/16/2016-11306/extension-of-the-designation-of-honduras-for-temporary-protected-status).” Washington, D.C.: Federal Register, May.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2016. “[Extension of the Designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected Status](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/07/08/2016-15802/extension-of-the-designation-of-el-salvador-for-temporary-protected-status).” Washington, D.C.: Federal Register, July.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “[Obtaining Asylum in the United States](https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-asylum/asylum/obtaining-asylum-united-states).” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 2016. “[CBP Border Security Report](https://www.cbp.gov/document/report/cbp-border-security-report-fy2016).” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, December.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “[U.S. Border Patrol Southwest Border Apprehensions by Sector](https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/usbp-sw-border-apprehensions).” Accessed Nov. 1, 2017.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “[Southwest Border Unaccompanied Alien Children FY2014](https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-border-unaccompanied-children/fy-2014).” Accessed Nov. 1, 2017.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2017. “[Acting Secretary Elaine Duke Announcement on Temporary Protected Status for Nicaragua and Honduras](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/11/06/acting-secretary-elaine-duke-announcement-temporary-protected-status-nicaragua-and).” Accessed Nov. 6, 2017.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2017. “[Legal Immigration and Adjustment of Status Report Fiscal Year 2017, Quarter 3](https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/special-reports/legal-immigration#LPR).” Accessed Nov. 1, 2017.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 2017. “[ICE Removals by Country of Citizenship from January 25th, 2017 to May 8th, 2017](http://www.ice.gov/doclib/foia/immigration_statistics/Removals-Citizenship-01022017-05082017.xlsx).” Accessed Nov. 1, 2017.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “[Fiscal Year 2016 ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Report](https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Report/2016/removal-stats-2016.pdf).” Accessed Nov. 1, 2017.

The World Bank, 2017. [Poverty and Equity Data Portal](http://povertydata.worldbank.org/poverty/home). Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, accessed November 2017.

The World Bank, 2017. “[Migration and Remittances Data](http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/migrationremittancesdiasporaissues/brief/migration-remittances-data).” Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, accessed Nov. 20, 2017.

The World Bank, 2017. “[Migration and Remittances: Recent Developments and Outlook](https://www.knomad.org/publication/migration-and-development-brief-28).” Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, October.

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**Next:** [Appendix B: Additional tables and chart](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2017/12/07/appendix-b-additional-tables-and-chart-central-american-immigration.md)