Deciding to Cross: Norms and Economics of Unauthorized Migration

American Sociological Review

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 574-603

  Ryo, Emily ^a  

^a STANFORD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

immigrants; Latinas Latinos; law; migration; social norms

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LABOR MIGRATION; LATINO PEOPLE; MORALITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880980939     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122413487904     Document Type: Article

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