Naturalization policies in France and the USA and their impact on migrants' characteristics and strategies

Population Review

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-61

  Rallu, Jean Louis ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

France; Integration; Migrants' human capital; Migration; Naturalization policies; Naturalization provisions; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952094673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15490955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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