Dropped from the rolls: Mexican immigrants, race, and rights in the era of welfare reform

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 71-96

  Marchevsky, Alejandra ^a   Theoharis, Jeanne ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti poverty policy; Caseworker discretion; Discrimination; Immigrants; Latinas; Poverty research; Race; TANF; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149095315     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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