The emergence of protective citizenship in the USA: Naturalization among Dominican immigrants in the post- 1996 welfare reform era

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-51

  Gilbertson, Greta ^a   Singer, Audrey ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Dominicans; Naturalization; New York City; Transnationalism; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; WELFARE REFORM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037233505     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870022000025261     Document Type: Article

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