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Research-article

Gleaning hope in a vacillating DACA sociopolitical context: undocumented Latinx students’ systems of support and success in K-16 education

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Pages 784-799 | Received 31 Oct 2017, Accepted 17 May 2018, Published online: 21 Sep 2018

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