Americans' views on immigration policy: Testing the role of threatened group interests

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 485-501

  Wilson, Thomas C ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85046908586     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1389655     Document Type: Article

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