The congressional black caucus and the impact of immigration on African American unemployment

Debating Immigration

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 175-188

  Swain, Carol M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650592996     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511804830.014     Document Type: Chapter

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