The paradox of contemporary immigrant political mobilization: Organized labor, undocumented migrants, and electoral participation in Los Angeles

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Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 775-795

  Varsanyi, Monica W ^a  

^a SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; ELECTION; IMMIGRANT; LABOR; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27744469347     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0066-4812.2005.00525.x     Document Type: Review

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