Financing Illegal Migration Chinese Underground Banks and Human Smuggling in New York City /

This unique study explores the relationship between informal financial systems, illegal migration and human smuggling. Focusing on Chinese illegal immigrants working in the US, it examines the motivation and patterns of the use of illegal fund transfer systems, providing a revealing insight into the...

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Main Author: Zhao, Linda. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137290908
Summary:This unique study explores the relationship between informal financial systems, illegal migration and human smuggling. Focusing on Chinese illegal immigrants working in the US, it examines the motivation and patterns of the use of illegal fund transfer systems, providing a revealing insight into the workings of Chinese underground banks.
Physical Description:XI, 160 p. online resource.
ISBN:9781137290908