Immigrant voting in home-country elections: Potential consequences of extending the franchise to expatriate Mexicans residing in the United States

Mexican Studies - Estudios Mexicanos

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 429-460

  Marcelli, Enrico A ^a   Cornelius, Wayne A ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 37449022486     PISSN: 07429797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/msem.2005.21.2.429     Document Type: Review

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