Constructing the model immigrant: Movement strategy and immigrant deservingness in the New Sanctuary Movement

Social Problems

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 302-320

  Yukich, Grace ^a  

^a QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigration; Race; Religion; Social movements; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881336329     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: 15338533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2013.60.3.302     Document Type: Article

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