Crossing the Mexico-U.S. Border: Illegality and Children’s Migration to the United States

Recent public debates reveal that the experiences of child migrants are not well understood. This study is a child-centered analysis of Mexican migration. We examine whether and how conditions in origin communities, and the attributes of children and parents, affect the propensities that children un...

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Main Authors: Katharine M. Donato, Samantha L. Perez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Russell Sage Foundation 2017-07-01
Series:RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.rsfjournal.org/doi/full/10.7758/RSF.2017.3.4.07