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'Felons are also our family': citizenship and solidarity in the undocumented youth movement in the United States

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'Felons are also our family': citizenship and solidarity in the undocumented youth movement in the United States. / Sirriyeh, Ala.
In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Vol. 45, No. 1, 01.01.2019, p. 133-155.

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Sirriyeh, A 2019, ''Felons are also our family': citizenship and solidarity in the undocumented youth movement in the United States', Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 133-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2018.1456324

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Sirriyeh, A. (2019). 'Felons are also our family': citizenship and solidarity in the undocumented youth movement in the United States. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 45(1), 133-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2018.1456324

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Sirriyeh A. 'Felons are also our family': citizenship and solidarity in the undocumented youth movement in the United States. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 2019 Jan 1;45(1):133-155. Epub 2018 Mar 25. doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2018.1456324

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Sirriyeh, Ala. / 'Felons are also our family' : citizenship and solidarity in the undocumented youth movement in the United States. In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 2019 ; Vol. 45, No. 1. pp. 133-155.

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