Are Hispanic immigrants in English-only states at a homeownership disadvantage? Evidence from the 1980 and 1990 U.S. censuses

Growth and Change

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-63

  Dávila, Alberto ^a   Méndez, Erika ^a   Mora, Marie T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; ETHNICITY; HOMEOWNERSHIP; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LEGISLATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037997552     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2257.00198     Document Type: Article

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