Occupational status and mobility among undocumented immigrants by gender

International Migration Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-55

  Powers, Mary G ^a   Seltzer, William ^a  

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GENDER STUDY; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MIGRANT INTEGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY; OCCUPATIONAL STATUS; UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS;

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EID: 0031683369     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2547559     Document Type: Article

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