Undocumented Students' Narratives of Liminal Citizenship: High Aspirations, Exclusion, and "In-Between" Identities

Professional Geographer

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 195-204

  Torres, Rebecca Maria ^a   Wicks Asbun, Melissa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Wayne Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

children's geographies; Latino immigrants; liminal citizenship; migrant narratives; undocumented students

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; HIGHER EDUCATION; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LATINO PEOPLE; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; STUDENT;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897573090     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2012.735936     Document Type: Article

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