---
"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://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/dvera-cohn/"
  -
    "name": "Jeffrey S. Passel"
    "job_title": "Senior Demographer"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/jeffrey-s-passel/"
  -
    "name": "Ana Gonzalez-Barrera"
    "job_title": "Former Senior Researcher"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/ana-gonzalez-barrera/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/race-and-ethnicity/2017/12/07/acknowledgments-central-american-immigration/"
"categories":
  - "Hispanic/Latino Demographics"
  - "Immigrant Populations"
  - "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://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/hispanic).

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