The Process of Exempt Immediate Relative Immigration to the United States.

Heinberg, John D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ406400

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Process of Exempt Immediate Relative Immigration to the United States.

Heinberg, John D.; And Others

International Migration Review, v23 n4 p839-55 Win 1989

Develops and analyzes a new database that links information on a sample of exempt immediate relative immigrants in Fiscal Year 1985 with information on the characteristics of their petitioners or sponsors in order to examine the chain migration issue. Analysis indicates that an explosive increase is unlikely. (JS)

Descriptors: Children, Family Characteristics, Family Size, Futures (of Society), Immigrants, Indigenous Populations, Migration Patterns, Parents, Siblings, Spouses

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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