Legal Consciousness of Undocumented Latinos: Fear and Stigma as Barriers to Claims-Making for First- and 1.5-Generation Immigrants

Law and Society Review

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 337-370

  Abrego, Leisy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79956372033     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2011.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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