Racial Threat and the Influence of Latino Turnout on State Immigration Policy*

Social Science Quarterly

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 750-765

  Avery, James M ^a   Fine, Jeffrey A ^b   Márquez, Timothy ^c  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85020527834     PISSN: 00384941     EISSN: 15406237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12326     Document Type: Article

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