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Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Volume 45, 2019 - Issue 2: Special Issue: Undocumented & Unaccompanied: Children of Migration in the European Union and the United States
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Re-conceptualising agency in migrant children from Central America and Mexico

Amy ThompsonSteve Hick's School of Social Work, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Rebecca Maria TorresDepartment of Geography and the Environment, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX, USAView further author information
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Kate SwansonDepartment of Geography, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USAView further author information
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Sarah A. BlueDepartment of Geography, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USAView further author information
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Óscar Misael Hernández HernándezCOLEF-Matamoros, Matamoros, MexicoView further author information
Pages 235-252 | Published online: 21 Dec 2017

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