Defining the circle of we: American identity and immigration policy

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Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Citrin, Jack ^a   Wright, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

American identity; Cultural threat; Immigration

Indexed keywords

EID: 73849148618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15408884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1540-8884.1319     Document Type: Review

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