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Unintended Consequences of US Immigration Policy: Explaining the Post-1965 Surge from Latin America

Immigration reforms in the United States initiated in the 1960s are widely thought to have opened the door to mass immigration from Asia and Latin America by eliminating past discriminatory policies. While this may be true for Asians, it is not the case for Latin Americans, who faced more restrictio...

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Published in:	Population and development review 2012-03, Vol.38 (1), p.1-29
Main Authors:	Massey, Douglas S., Pren, Karen A.
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