The impact of detention and deportation on Latino immigrant children and families: A quantitative exploration

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 341-361

  Brabeck, Kalina ^a,b   Xu, Qingwen ^b  

^a RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deportation; Detention; Latino immigrant children; Latino immigrant families; Mixed status families

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954733895     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986310374053     Document Type: Article

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