Mexican families in North Carolina: The socio-historical contexts of exit and settlement

Southeastern Geographer

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 260-286

  Perreira, Krista M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic; Immigrant; Latino; Mexico; Migration; South

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; LATINO PEOPLE; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051512990     PISSN: 0038366X     EISSN: 15496929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sgo.2011.0014     Document Type: Article

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