---
title: "Appendix A: References"
description: "Baker, Bryan. 2017. “Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2014.” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, July. Bean, Frank D., R. Corona, R. Tuirán and K. Woodrow-Lafield. 1998. “The Quantification of Migration Between Mexico and the United States.” In Migration Between Mexico and the […]"
date: "2018-11-27"
authors:
  - name: "Jeffrey S. Passel"
    job_title: "Senior Demographer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jeffrey-s-passel/"
  - name: "D’Vera Cohn"
    job_title: "Former Senior Writer/Editor"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/dvera-cohn/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2018/11/27/unauthorized-immigration-estimate-appendix-a-references/"
categories:
  - "Immigration & Migration"
  - "Immigration Trends"
  - "Unauthorized Immigration"
---

# Appendix A: References

Baker, Bryan. 2017. “[Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2014](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Unauthorized%20Immigrant%20Population%20Estimates%20in%20the%20US%20January%202014_1.pdf).” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics, July.

Bean, Frank D., R. Corona, R. Tuirán and K. Woodrow-Lafield. 1998. “[The Quantification of Migration Between Mexico and the United States](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/253090142_The_Quantification_of_Migration_between_Mexico_and_the_United_States).” In Migration Between Mexico and the United States, Binational Study, Vol. 1. Mexico City and Washington, D.C.: Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform.

Capps, Randolph, Leighton Ku, Michael E. Fix, Chris Furgiuele, Jeffrey S. Passel, Rajeev Ramchand, Scott McNiven and Dan Perez-Lopez. 2002. “[How Are Immigrants Faring After Welfare Reform? Preliminary Evidence from Los Angeles and New York City – Final Report](https://www.urban.org/research/publication/how-are-immigrants-faring-after-welfare-reform).” Washington, D.C.: Urban Institute, March.

Cohn, D’Vera, Jeffrey S. Passel and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera. 2017. “[Rise in U.S. Immigrants From El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras Outpaces Growth From Elsewhere](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2017/12/07/rise-in-u-s-immigrants-from-el-salvador-guatemala-and-honduras-outpaces-growth-from-elsewhere/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, December.

Congressional Research Service. 2018. “[Temporary Protected Status: Overview and Current Issues](https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RS/RS20844).” Washington, D.C., October.

Doherty, Carroll. 2018. “[Americans broadly support legal status for immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children.](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/06/18/americans-broadly-support-legal-status-for-immigrants-brought-to-the-u-s-illegally-as-children/)” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, June.

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.” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, November.

Gonzalez-Barrera, Ana and Jens Manuel Krogstad. 2014. “[U.S. deportations of immigrants reach record high in 2013](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/10/02/u-s-deportations-of-immigrants-reach-record-high-in-2013/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, October.

Kandel, William A. 2018. “[A Primer on U.S. Immigration Policy.](https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R45020.pdf)” Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, June.

Krogstad, Jens Manuel. 2017. “[Surge in Cuban immigration to U.S. continued through 2016](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/08/05/cuban-immigration-to-u-s-surges-as-relations-warm/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, January.

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.

Marcelli, Enrico A. and Paul M. Ong. 2002. “[2000 Census Coverage of Foreign-Born Mexicans in Los Angeles County: Implications for Demographic Analysis](http://paa2002.princeton.edu/abstracts/61277).” Presented at the 2002 annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Atlanta, GA, May.

National Bureau of Economic Research. 2012. “[US Business Cycle Expansions and Contractions.](http://www.nber.org/cycles/cyclesmain.html)” Cambridge, MA.

National Conference of State Legislatures. 2018. “[U.S. Immigration: A Primer for State Policymakers.](http://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/HTML_LargeReports/ImmigrationPrimer.htm)” Denver, CO, June.

Passel, Jeffrey S. 2007. “[Unauthorized Migrants in the United States: Estimates, Methods, and Characteristics](http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/41/25/39264671.pdf).” Paris: OECD Working Party on Migration, September.

Passel, Jeffrey S. 2001. “[Demographic Analysis: An Evaluation](http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/cmb/cmbp/reports/final_report/default.asp.htm).” Section 4 in U.S. Census Monitoring Board, Presidential Members. Final Report to Congress. Washington, D.C., September.

Passel, Jeffrey S., Rebecca L. Clark, and Michael Fix. 1997. “Naturalization and Other Current Issues in U.S. Immigration: Intersections of Data and Policy.” Proceedings of the Social Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association: 1997. Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association.

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. 2016a. “[Unauthorized immigrant stable population for half a decade](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/07/22/unauthorized-immigrant-population-stable-for-half-a-decade/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, September.

Passel, Jeffrey S. and D’Vera Cohn. 2016b. “[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. 2016c. “[Homeland Security produces first estimate of foreign visitors to U.S. who overstay deadline to leave](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/02/03/homeland-security-produces-first-estimate-of-foreign-visitors-to-u-s-who-overstay-deadline-to-leave/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, February.

Passel, Jeffrey S. and D’Vera Cohn. 2015. “[Share of Unauthorized Immigrant Workers in Production, Construction Jobs Falls Since 2007](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2015/03/26/share-of-unauthorized-immigrant-workers-in-production-construction-jobs-falls-since-2007/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, March.

Passel, Jeffrey S. and D’Vera Cohn. 2014. “Unauthorized Immigrant Totals Rise in 7 States, Fall in 14.” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, November.

Passel, Jeffrey and D’Vera Cohn. 2012a. “[Unauthorized Immigrants: 11.1 Million in 2011](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2012/12/06/unauthorized-immigrants-11-1-million-in-2011/).” Washington, DC: Pew Research Center, December.

Passel, Jeffrey and D’Vera Cohn. 2012b. “[U.S. Foreign-Born Population: How Much Change From 2009 to 2010?](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2012/01/09/u-s-foreign-born-population-how-much-change-from-2009-to-2010/)” Washington, DC: Pew Research Center, January.

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. and D’Vera Cohn. 2008. “[Trends in Unauthorized Immigration: Undocumented Inflow Now Trails Legal Inflow](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2008/10/02/trends-in-unauthorized-immigration/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, October.

Passel, Jeffrey S., D’Vera Cohn and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera. 2013. “[Population Decline of Unauthorized Immigrants Stalls, May Have Reversed](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2013/09/23/population-decline-of-unauthorized-immigrants-stalls-may-have-reversed/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, September.

Passel, Jeffrey S., D’Vera Cohn and John Gramlich. 2018. “[Number of U.S.-born babies with unauthorized immigrant parents has fallen since 2007.](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/11/01/the-number-of-u-s-born-babies-with-unauthorized-immigrant-parents-has-fallen-since-2007/)” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center. November.

Passel, Jeffrey S., D’Vera Cohn, Jens Manuel Krogstad and Ana Gonzalez-Barrera. 2014. “[As Growth Stalls, Unauthorized Immigrant Population Becomes More Settled](https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2014/09/03/as-growth-stalls-unauthorized-immigrant-population-becomes-more-settled/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, September.

Passel, Jeffrey S., Jennifer Van Hook and Frank D. Bean. 2004. “[Estimates of the Legal and Unauthorized Foreign-born Population for the United States and Selected States, Based on Census 2000](http://www.copafs.org/UserFiles/file/seminars/methodology_and_data_quality/Estimates%20of%20the%20Legal%20and%20Unauthorized%20Foreign-Born%20Population%20for%20the%20United%20States%20and%20Selected%20States,%20Based%20on%20Census%202000.pdf).” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau, June.

Pew Research Center. 2018. “[Little Partisan Agreement on the Pressing Problems Facing the U.S](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2018/10/15/little-partisan-agreement-on-the-pressing-problems-facing-the-u-s/).” Washington, D.C., October.

Pew Research Center. 2018. “[2018 Midterm Voters: Issues and Political Values](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2018/10/04/2018-midterm-voters-issues-and-political-values/).” Washington, D.C., October.

Pew Research Center. 2018. “[Shifting Public Views on Legal Immigration Into the U.S.](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2018/06/28/shifting-public-views-on-legal-immigration-into-the-u-s/)” Washington, D.C., June.

Pew Research Center. 2015. “Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth and Change Through 2065.” Washington, D.C., September.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. “[Industry and Occupation](https://www.census.gov/topics/employment/industry-occupation.html).” Washington, D.C.

U.S. Census Bureau. 2015. “[American Community Survey, Sample Size: United States](http://www.census.gov/acs/www/methodology/sample-size-and-data-quality/sample-size/).” Washington, D.C.

U.S. Census Bureau. 2014a. “[American Community Survey, Design and Methodology, Chapter 11: Weighting and Estimation](http://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/methodology/design_and_methodology/acs_design_methodology_ch11_2014.pdf).” Washington, D.C., January.

U.S. Census Bureau. 2014b. “[American Community Survey, Design and Methodology, Chapter 12: Variance Estimation](http://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/methodology/design_and_methodology/acs_design_methodology_ch12_2014.pdf).” Washington, D.C., January.

U.S. Census Bureau. 2012a. “[Methodology for the Intercensal Population and Housing Unit Estimates: 2000 to 2010](https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/methodology/intercensal/2000-2010-intercensal-estimates-methodology.pdf).” Washington, D.C., October.

U.S. Census Bureau. 2012b. “[Decennial Census: Coverage Measurement](http://www.census.gov/coverage_measurement/).” [Washington](http://www.census.gov/prod/techdoc/cps/cpsmar12.pdf), D.C.

U.S. Census Bureau. 2012c. “[Current Population Survey: 2012 Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement](http://www.census.gov/prod/techdoc/cps/cpsmar12.pdf).” Washington, D.C.

U.S. Census Bureau. 2006. “[Design and Methodology; Current Population Survey](http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/tp-66.pdf).” Technical Paper 66, Washington, D.C., October.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2018. “[Fiscal Year 2017 Entry/Exit Overstay Report](https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/18_1009_S1_Entry-Exit-Overstay_Report.pdf).” Washington, D.C., August.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2018. “[U.S. Border Patrol Nationwide Apprehensions by Citizenship and Sector FY 2007-FY 2017](https://www.cbp.gov/document/stats/us-border-patrol-nationwide-apprehensions-citizenship-and-sector-fy-2007-fy-2017).” Washington, D.C., July.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2018. “[Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2016](https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2016/).” Washington, D.C.: Office of Immigration Statistics.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2017. “[Fiscal Year 2017 ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Report](https://www.ice.gov/removal-statistics/2017).” Washington, D.C.: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. December.

Van Hook, Jennifer, Frank D. Bean, James D. Bachmeier and Catherine Tucker. 2014. “[Recent Trends in Coverage of the Mexican-Born Population of the United States: Results From Applying Multiple Methods Across Time](http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13524-014-0280-2).” Demography, April.

Vice, Margaret and Hanyu Chwe. 2017. “[Mexican Views of the U.S. Turn Sharply Negative](https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2017/09/14/mexican-views-of-the-u-s-turn-sharply-negative/).” Washington, D.C.: Pew Research Center, September.

Warren, Robert and John Robert Warren. 2013. “[Unauthorized Immigration to the United States: Annual Estimates and Components of Change, by State, 1990 to 2010](http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imre.12022/full).” International Migration Review, February.

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