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Transnational entrepreneurs: An alternative form of immigrant economic adaptation

Authors A Portes, WJ Haller, LE Guarnizo
Year 2002
Journal Name American Sociological Review
Citations (WoS) 460
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1 Journal Article

Immigration Theory for a New Century: Some Problems and Opportunities

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes
Year 1997
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 331
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2 Journal Article

Contemporary Immigration: Theoretical Perspectives on Its Determinants and Modes of Incorporation

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes, J BOROCZ, ...
Year 1989
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 312
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3 Journal Article

THE ENCLAVE AND THE ENTRANTS - PATTERNS OF ETHNIC ENTERPRISE IN MIAMI BEFORE AND AFTER MARIEL

Authors A Portes, Leif Jensen
Year 1989
Journal Name American Sociological Review
Citations (WoS) 279
4 Journal Article

Segmented assimilation on the ground: The new second generation in early adulthood

Authors Alejandro Portes, Patricia Fernández-Kelly, William Haller
Year 2005
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 278
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5 Journal Article

Introduction: the debates and significance of immigrant transnationalism

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes
Year 2001
Journal Name Global Networks
Citations (WoS) 245
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6 Journal Article

Language and the Second Generation: Bilingualism Yesterday and Today

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes, R SCHAUFFLER, ...
Year 1994
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 170
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7 Journal Article

Gaining the upper hand: Economic mobility among immigrant and domestic minorities

Authors Alejandro Portes, Min Zhou
Year 1992
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 168
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8 Journal Article

The price of uniformity: language, family and personality adjustment in the immigrant second generation

Authors Alejandro Portes, Lingxin Hao
Year 2002
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 154
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9 Journal Article

Self-employment and the earnings of immigrants

Authors A Portes, M Zhou
Year 1996
Journal Name American Sociological Review
Citations (WoS) 147
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10 Journal Article

The Adaptation of the Immigrant Second Generation in America: A Theoretical Overview and Recent Evidence

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes, WJ Haller, ...
Year 2009
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 143
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11 Journal Article

Introduction: The Second Generation and the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study

Authors Alejandro Portes, Rubén G. Rumbaut
Year 2005
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 127
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12 Journal Article

THE RISE OF ETHNICITY - DETERMINANTS OF ETHNIC PERCEPTIONS AMONG CUBAN EXILES IN MIAMI

Authors A Portes
Year 1984
Journal Name American Sociological Review
Citations (WoS) 123
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13 Journal Article

UNWELCOME IMMIGRANTS - THE LABOR-MARKET EXPERIENCES OF 1980 (MARIEL) CUBAN AND HAITIAN REFUGEES IN SOUTH FLORIDA

Authors A Portes, A STEPICK
Year 1985
Journal Name American Sociological Review
Citations (WoS) 102
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14 Journal Article

What shall I call myself? Hispanic identity formation in the second generation

Authors Alejandro Portes, Dag MacLeod
Year 1996
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 79
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15 Journal Article

Bridging the gap: transnational and ethnic organizations in the political incorporation of immigrants in the United States

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes, Cristina Escobar, ...
Year 2008
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 77
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16 Journal Article

Migration and development: reconciling opposite views

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes
Year 2009
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 68
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17 Journal Article

Introduction: Toward a Structural Analysis of Illegal (Undocumented) Immigration

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes
Year 1978
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 63
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18 Journal Article

Changing Flags: Naturalization and Its Determinants among Mexican Immigrants

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes, JW CURTIS, ...
Year 1987
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 60
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19 Journal Article

Migration and Social Change: Some Conceptual Reflections

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 2010
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 55
20 Journal Article

Immigrant Earnings: Cuban and Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes, RL BACH, ...
Year 1980
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 55
21 Journal Article

Life on the edge: immigrants confront the American health system

Authors Alejandro Portes, Patricia Fernández-Kelly, Donald Light
Year 2012
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 48
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22 Journal Article

The Political Adaptation Process of Cubans and Other Ethnic Minorities in the United States: A Preliminary Analysis

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes, R MOZO, ...
Year 1985
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 47
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23 Journal Article

Flight into Despair: A Profile of Recent Haitian Refugees in South Florida

Authors A STEPICK, A Portes, Alex Stepick, ...
Year 1986
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 36
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24 Journal Article

Moving Ahead in Madrid: Aspirations and Expectations in the Spanish Second Generation

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes, WJ Haller, ...
Year 2010
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 33
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25 Journal Article

Introduction: Immigration and Its Aftermath

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes
Year 1994
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 32
26 Journal Article

Transnationalism and Development: Mexican and Chinese Immigrant Organizations in the United States

Authors A Portes, M Zhou
Year 2012
Journal Name Population and Development Review
Citations (WoS) 20
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27 Journal Article

Entrepreneurship, transnationalism, and development

Authors A. Portes, A Portes, Jessica Yiu, ...
Year 2013
Journal Name Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 16
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28 Journal Article

Dreaming in Spain: parental determinants of immigrant children's ambition

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes, WJ Haller, ...
Year 2013
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 8
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29 Journal Article

Three years later: the adaptation process of 1980 (Mariel) Cuban and Haitian refugees in South Florida

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes, A STEPICK, ...
Year 1986
Journal Name Population Research and Policy Review
Citations (WoS) 6
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30 Journal Article

Immigrant Bilingualism in Spain: An Asset or a Liability?

Authors Maria Medvedeva, A Portes, Alejandro Portes
Year 2017
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 2
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31 Journal Article

Health care and immigration – understanding the connections

Authors Patricia Fernández-Kelly, Alejandro Portes
Year 2012
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 2
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32 Journal Article

The Economic Sociology of Immigration.

Authors Philip Martin, Alejandro Portes
Year 1998
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 1
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33 Journal Article

General trends and exceptions in the incorporation of immigrant youths to host societies

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes, WJ Haller, ...
Year 2018
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
Citations (WoS) 1
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34 Journal Article

Erratum

Authors A Portes, C Escobar, Alexandria Walton Radford
Year 2007
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 1
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35 Journal Article

Migration, development, and segmented assimilation: A conceptual review of the evidence

Authors A Portes
Year 2007
Journal Name The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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36 Journal Article

America and Its Immigrants: A Game of Mirrors

Authors A Portes
Year 2011
Journal Name PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
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37 Journal Article

Race, pride and the American identity

Authors J Portes
Year 1999
Journal Name REVUE FRANCAISE D ETUDES AMERICAINES
38 Journal Article

Immigration and the metropolis: Reflections on urban history

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 2000
Journal Name Journal of International Migration and Integration
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39 Journal Article

Illegal Immigration and the International System, Lessons from Recent Legal Mexican Immigrants to the United States

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 1979
Journal Name Social Problems
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40 Journal Article

Blackface, White noise. Jewish immigrants in the Hollywood melting pot - Rogin,M

Authors J Portes
Year 1997
Journal Name REVUE FRANCAISE D ETUDES AMERICAINES
41 Journal Article

Immigration theory for a new century: Some problems and opportunities (vol 31, pg 807, 1997)

Authors A Portes
Year 1998
Journal Name International Migration Review
42 Journal Article

THE RISE OF ETHNICITY - DETERMINANTS OF ETHNIC PERCEPTIONS AMONG CUBAN EXILES IN MIAMI

Authors A Portes
Year 1984
Journal Name American Sociological Review
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43 Journal Article

Book Review: Worlds in Motion: Understanding International Migration at the End of the Millennium

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 2000
Journal Name International Migration Review
44 Journal Article

Facing up to the American dream: Race, class, and the soul of the nation - Hochschild,JL

Authors J Portes
Year 1996
Journal Name REVUE FRANCAISE D ETUDES AMERICAINES
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45 Journal Article

Bifurcated immigration and the end of compassion

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 2020
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
46 Journal Article

Dilemmas of a Golden Exile: Integration of Cuban Refugee Families in Milwaukee

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 1969
Journal Name American Sociological Review
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47 Journal Article

Immigration Theory for a New Century: Some Problems and Opportunities

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 1997
Journal Name International Migration Review
48 Journal Article

Conclusion: Theoretical convergencies and empirical evidence in the study of immigrant transnationalism

Authors A Portes
Year 2003
Journal Name International Migration Review
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49 Journal Article

Introduction: Immigration and Its Aftermath

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 1994
Journal Name International Migration Review
50 Journal Article

Toward a Structural Analysis of Illegal (Undocumented) Immigration

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 1978
Journal Name International Migration Review
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51 Journal Article

THE NEW LATIN NATION

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 2007
Journal Name Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race
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52 Journal Article

Conclusion: Theoretical Convergencies and Empirical Evidence in the Study of Immigrant Transnationalism

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 2003
Journal Name International Migration Review
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53 Journal Article

Immigration, Poverty, and Socioeconomic Inequality. Edited by David Card and Steven Raphael. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2013. Pp. xiv+469. $55.00 (paper).

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 2015
Journal Name American Journal of Sociology
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54 Journal Article

Illegal Immigration and the International System, Lessons from Recent Legal Mexican Immigrants to the United States

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 1979
Journal Name Social Problems
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55 Journal Article

13 Modes of Structural Incorporation and Present Theories of Labor Immigration

Authors Alejandro Portes
Year 1981
Journal Name International Migration Review
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56 Journal Article

MODULAR AMERICA, CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE EMERGENCE OF AN AMERICAN WAY - BLAIR,JG

Authors J PORTES
Year 1989
Journal Name REVUE FRANCAISE D ETUDES AMERICAINES
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57 Journal Article

Reply to reviewers of The State and the Grassroots

Authors Alejandro Portes, A Portes, Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, ...
Year 2017
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
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58 Journal Article

Immigration and robots: is the absence of immigrants linked to the rise of automation?

Authors Larry Liu, Alejandro Portes
Year 2020
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
59 Journal Article

Modernization for Emigration: Determinants & Consequences of the Brain Drain

Authors A Portes, Adrienne Celaya
Year 2013
Journal Name DAEDALUS
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60 Journal Article

The Political Adaptation Process of Cubans and Other Ethnic Minorities in the United States: A Preliminary Analysis

Authors Alejandro Portes, Rafael Mozo
Year 1985
Journal Name International Migration Review
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61 Journal Article

Labor, Class, and the International System

Authors Alejandro Portes, John Walton
Year 1981
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62 Book

Language and the Second Generation: Bilingualism Yesterday and Today

Authors Alejandro Portes, Richard Schauffler
Year 1994
Journal Name International Migration Review
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63 Journal Article

A Cross-Atlantic Dialogue: The Progress of Research and Theory in the Study of International Migration

Authors Alejandro Portes, Josh DeWind
Year 2006
Journal Name International Migration Review
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64 Journal Article

Self-employment and the earnings of immigrants

Authors A Portes, M Zhou
Year 1996
Journal Name American Sociological Review
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65 Journal Article

Educating the second generation: Determinants of academic achievement among children of immigrants in the United States

Authors Alejandro Portes, Dag MacLeod
Year 1999
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
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66 Journal Article

Determinants of Psycho-Social Adaptation in the Spanish Second Generation: A Fixed-Effects Analysis

Authors Erik R. Vickstrom, Alejandro Portes
Year 2019
Journal Name International Migration Review
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67 Journal Article

Flight into Despair: A Profile of Recent Haitian Refugees in South Florida

Authors Alex Stepick, Alejandro Portes
Year 1986
Journal Name International Migration Review
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68 Journal Article

WHATS AN ETHNIC ENCLAVE - THE CASE FOR CONCEPTUAL CLARITY - COMMENT

Authors A Portes, L JENSEN
Year 1987
Journal Name American Sociological Review
69 Journal Article

No Margin for Error: Educational and Occupational Achievement among Disadvantaged Children of Immigrants

Authors A Portes, Patricia Fernandez-Kelly
Year 2008
Journal Name The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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70 Journal Article

Immigrant Enclaves: An Analysis of the Labor Market Experiences of Cubans in Miami

Authors Kenneth L. Wilson, Alejandro Portes
Year 1980
Journal Name American Journal of Sociology
71 Journal Article

Contemporary Immigration: Theoretical Perspectives on its Determinants and Modes of Incorporation

Authors Alejandro Portes, Jözsef Böröcz
Year 1989
Journal Name International Migration Review
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72 Journal Article

UNWELCOME IMMIGRANTS - THE LABOR-MARKET EXPERIENCES OF 1980 (MARIEL) CUBAN AND HAITIAN REFUGEES IN SOUTH FLORIDA

Authors A Portes, A STEPICK
Year 1985
Journal Name American Sociological Review
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73 Journal Article

THE ENCLAVE AND THE ENTRANTS - PATTERNS OF ETHNIC ENTERPRISE IN MIAMI BEFORE AND AFTER MARIEL

Authors A Portes, L JENSEN
Year 1989
Journal Name American Sociological Review
74 Journal Article

CARIBBEAN DIASPORAS - MIGRATION AND ETHNIC-COMMUNITIES

Authors A Portes, Ramon Grosfoguel
Year 1994
Journal Name The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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75 Journal Article

The New Second Generation: Segmented Assimilation and its Variants

Authors Alejandro Portes, Min Zhou
Year 1993
Journal Name The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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76 Journal Article

Embeddedness and Immigration: Notes on the Social Determinants of Economic Action

Authors Alejandro Portes, Julia Sensenbrenner
Year 1993
Journal Name American Journal of Sociology
77 Journal Article

The Enclave and the Entrants: Patterns of Ethnic Enterprise in Miami Before and After Mariel

Authors Leif Jensen, Alejandro Portes
Year 1992
Journal Name American Sociological Review
78 Journal Article

A cross-Atlantic dialogue: The progress of research and theory in the study of international migration

Authors A Portes, J DeWind
Year 2004
Journal Name International Migration Review
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79 Journal Article

'E pluribus unum': Bilingualism and the loss of language in the second generation

Authors A Portes, L Hao
Year 2001
Journal Name REVISTA DE OCCIDENTE
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80 Journal Article

The Adaptation of Migrant Children

Authors A Portes, Alejandro Rivas
Year 2011
Journal Name FUTURE OF CHILDREN
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81 Journal Article

The economic impact of Brexit-induced reductions in migration

Authors Jonathan Portes, Giuseppe Forte
Year 2017
Journal Name Oxford Review of Economic Policy
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82 Journal Article

Immigrant Earnings: Cuban and Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Authors Alejandro Portes, Robert L. Bach
Year 1980
Journal Name International Migration Review
83 Journal Article

The long-term outcomes of refugees: Tracking the progress of the East African Asians

Authors Jake Anders, Simon Burgess, Jonathan Portes
Year 2020
Journal Name Journal of Refugee Studies
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84 Journal Article

They are not all the same: immigrant enterprises, transnationalism, and development

Authors Alejandro Portes, Brandon P. Martinez
Year 2020
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
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85 Journal Article

Changing Flags: Naturalization and its Determinants among Mexican Immigrants

Authors Alejandro Portes, John W. Curtis
Year 1987
Journal Name International Migration Review
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86 Journal Article

Bilingualism and achievement in the Spanish second generation: A longitudinal study

Authors Brandon P. Martinez, Alejandro Portes
Year 2021
Journal Name Ethnic and Racial Studies
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87 Journal Article

Transnational entrepreneurs: An alternative form of immigrant economic adaptation

Authors A Portes, WJ Haller, LE Guarnizo
Year 2002
Journal Name American Sociological Review
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88 Journal Article

Latin Journey: Cuban and Mexican Immigrants in the United States.

Authors Jose A. Cobas, Alejandro Portes, Robert L. Bach
Year 1987
Journal Name International Migration Review
89 Journal Article

MENTAL-ILLNESS AND HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR AMONG MARIEL CUBAN AND HAITIAN REFUGEES IN SOUTH-FLORIDA

Authors A PORTES, William A. Eaton, D KYLE
Year 1992
Journal Name JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
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90 Journal Article

Assimilation and Transnationalism: Determinants of Transnational Political Action among Contemporary Migrants

Authors Luis Eduardo Guarnizo, Alejandro Portes, William Haller
Year 2003
Journal Name American Journal of Sociology
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91 Journal Article

Immigrant America: A Portrait.

Authors Jean Molesky-Poz, Alejandro Portes, Ruben G. Rumbaut
Year 1991
Journal Name International Migration Review
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92 Journal Article

Worlds in Motion: Understanding International Migration at the End of the Millennium

Authors Alejandro Portes, Douglas S. Massey, Joaquin Arango, ...
Year 2000
Journal Name International Migration Review
93 Journal Article
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