Surviving sin papeles in post-Katrina New Orleans: An exploration of the challenges facing undocumented Latino immigrants in new and re-emerging Latino destinations

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-102

  Drever, Anita I ^a   Blue, Sarah A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Latino; New Orleans; Undocumented immigrants; US South

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC MINORITY; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; INTERNAL MIGRATION; LATINO PEOPLE;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650632585     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.597     Document Type: Article

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