Rescaling the "Alien," rescaling personhood: Neoliberalism, immigration, and the state

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 877-896

  Varsanyi, Monica W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Immigration; Neoliberalism; Scale

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; FEDERAL SYSTEM; IMMIGRATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LEGISLATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; NINETEENTH CENTURY; STATE ROLE; WELFARE PROVISION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65449121925     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045600802223341     Document Type: Article

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