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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-11-19 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241297866

Andrea Lawlor

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How Do Immigration Policies Affect Voter Support for Low-Skilled Immigrants? Evidence from a Survey Experiment 移民政策如何影响选民对低技能移民的支持？来自调查实验的证据

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-11-18 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241296032

Vincent Hopkins, Andrea Lawlor, Mireille Paquet

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Can We See Their ID? Measuring Immigrants’ Legal Trajectory: Lessons From a French Survey 我们能看到他们的身份证吗？衡量移民的法律轨迹：法国调查的启示

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-11-14 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241295995

Julia Descamps

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Externally Driven Border Control in West Africa: Local Impact and Broader Ramifications 西非外部驱动的边境管制：当地影响和更广泛的后果

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-11-05 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241292318

Cathrine Talleraas

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Migrant Rights Protections and Their Implementation in 45 Countries 移民权利保护及其在 45 个国家的实施情况

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-11-04 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241278613

Justin Gest, Michael John Gigante, Neslihan Kaptanoğlu, Ian M Kysel, Lucas Núñez

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Book Review: Crossing the Border to India 书评越境印度

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-11-03 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241290120

Prem B. Bhandari

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Emotional Earmarking: Insights into Remittances and Emotions from a Mixed Methods Study of Migrant Households in Rural Philippines 情感专用：从菲律宾农村移民家庭的混合方法研究中洞察汇款与情感

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-10-30 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241290749

Jeremaiah M. Opiniano, Yan Tan

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‘State Brokerage’ in Migration Infrastructure: A Case of State-Led Multilevel Governance of the Employment Permit System in South Korea 移民基础设施中的 "国家中介"：韩国国家主导的就业许可制度多层次治理案例

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-10-26 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241287470

Weejun Park

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Imposed Invisibility: Unraveling Identities Through Negotiations of Categories among People Raised in Germany by Polish Parents 强加的隐形：波兰父母在德国养育的人通过协商类别解开身份之谜

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241275541

Ewa Cichocka

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The Glaring Gap: Undervalued and Unrecognized Knowledges and Expertise in International Migration Research 明显差距：国际移民研究中被低估和未获认可的知识与专长

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International Migration Review Pub Date : 2024-10-16 DOI: 10.1177/01979183241278994

Magdalena Arias Cubas, Sanushka Mudaliar

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