Co-membership in immigration gatekeeping interviews: Construction, ratification and refutation

Discourse and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-41

  Johnston, Alexandra Marie ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Co membership; Gatekeeping; Green card; Identity; Immigration; Institutional discourse; Interview; Permanent residency visa

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649010487     PISSN: 09579265     EISSN: 14603624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957926507083686     Document Type: Article

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