Cutting Off Our Nose to Spite Our Face: The Real Consequences of I-9 Audits Considered through a Case Study of Brewster, Washington
The phrase cutting off ones nose to spite the face has many meanings, most of them violent and, historically, sometimes literal. In our times, its meaning is colloquial and suggests a needless, disproportionate, and self-destructive response to a perceived threat. This strangely violent phrase aptly...
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| Language: | English |
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Gonzaga Library Publishing
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Hate Studies |
| Online Access: | https://jhs.press.gonzaga.edu/articles/92 |