“One Day on the Red Hills of Georgia”: The Effects of Immigration Status on Latino Migrants’ Experience of Discrimination, Utilization of Public Services, and Attitudes toward Acculturation

This study documents the experiences and identities of undocumented Spanish-speaking migrants in Georgia vis-à-vis their counterparts who have legal status. Structured interviews were used to collect data from 127 adults (49 percent undocumented at their time of arrival and 38 percent undocumented a...

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Published in:	Norteamérica
Main Authors:	Mikhail Lyubansky, Paul A. Harris, William E. Baker, Cameron D. Lippard
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2013-12-01
Subjects:	immigration acculturation immigration status migration Georgia Mexican
Online Access:	https://www.revistanorteamerica.unam.mx/index.php/nam/article/view/217

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