Are immigrant youth faring better in U.S. schools?

International Migration Review

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 579-601

  Fry, Richard ^a  

^a Pew Hispanic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; IMMIGRANT; LANGUAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547935608     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2007.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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