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Exploring the Effects of U.S. Immigration Enforcement on the Well-being of Citizen Children in Mexican Immigrant Families

Lauren E. Gulbas, Luis H. Zayas
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences July 2017, 3 (4) 53-69; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2017.3.4.04
Lauren E. Gulbas
aAnthropologist and assistant professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas, Austin
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bProfessor, endowed chair, and dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Texas, Austin
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RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Jul 2017, 3 (4) 53-69; DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2017.3.4.04
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    • AN ECOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ON RESILIENCE IN MIXED-STATUS FAMILIES
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