Welfare reform and immigrant participation in welfare programs

International Migration Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1093-1123

  Borjas, George J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LEGISLATION; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE REFORM;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037003373     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2002.tb00119.x     Document Type: Article

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