In the Belly of the Beast: Effects of Anti-Immigration Policy on Latino Community Members

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 58, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 1723-1742

  Szkupinski Quiroga, Seline ^a   Medina, Dulce M ^b   Glick, Jennifer ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

immigration; Latinos; macro and microaggression; psychological distress; SB 1070; spillover; structural vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908553838     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764214537270     Document Type: Article

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