Occupational attainment of Latino immigrants in the United States

Geographical Review

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 249-266

  Bohon, Stephanie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Latinos; Occupational attainment; Panethnicity; Queuing theory; U.S. metropolitan areas

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; IMMIGRANT; LATINO PEOPLE; OCCUPATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645775303     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2005.tb00365.x     Document Type: Article

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