Spurred to action or retreat? the effects of reception contexts on naturalization decisions in Los Angeles

International Migration Review

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 483-516

  Cort, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; NATURALIZATION;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862852954     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2012.00894.x     Document Type: Review

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