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Circular, invisible, and ambiguous migrants: Components of difference in estimates of the number of unauthorized Mexican migrants in the United States

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  • Frank Bean
  • Rodolfo Corona
  • Rodolfo Tuiran
  • Karen Woodrow-Lafield
  • Jennifer Hook

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  • Frank Bean & Rodolfo Corona & Rodolfo Tuiran & Karen Woodrow-Lafield & Jennifer Hook, 2001. "Circular, invisible, and ambiguous migrants: Components of difference in estimates of the number of unauthorized Mexican migrants in the United States," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 38(3), pages 411-422, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:demogr:v:38:y:2001:i:3:p:411-422
    DOI: 10.1353/dem.2001.0023
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