The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and the making of a border-crossing culture on the US-Canada border, 1891-1941

American Review of Canadian Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 395-415

  Klug, Thomas A ^a  

^a Marygrove College   (United States)

Author keywords

border crossing; Immigration and Naturalization Service; immigration inspection; ports of entry; US Canada border

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; SOVEREIGNTY;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958072650     PISSN: 02722011     EISSN: 19439954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02722011.2010.496903     Document Type: Article

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