Becoming DACAmented: Assessing the Short-Term Benefits of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 1852-1872

  Gonzales, Roberto G ^a   Terriquez, Veronica ^b   Ruszczyk, Stephen P ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; illegality; immigration policy; inequality; policy implementation; stratification; undocumented young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921511579     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764214550288     Document Type: Article

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