Constructing Immigrant 'Illegality'

Constructing Immigrant 'Illegality'
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 417
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ISBN-10 : 9781107041592
ISBN-13 : 1107041597
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Book Synopsis Constructing Immigrant 'Illegality' by : Cecilia Menjívar

Download or read book Constructing Immigrant 'Illegality' written by Cecilia Menjívar and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection examines how immigration law shapes immigrant illegality, the concept of immigrant illegality, and how its power is wielded and resisted.


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