Entrapment processes and immigrant communities in a time of heightened border vigilance

Human Organization

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 354-365

  Núñez, Guillermina ^a   Heyman, Josiah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonias; Entrapment; Migration; Mobility; Morality; Networks; Risk; US Mexico Border

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249146829     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.66.4.v32mp32167k8l705     Document Type: Article

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