Immigrant intentions and mobility in a global economy: The attitudes and behavior of recently arrived U.S. immigrants

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 954-971

  Massey, Douglas S ^a   Akresh, Ilana Redstone ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 33750927878     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.00410.x     Document Type: Review

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