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Title: Broken Immigration Policy: Broken Families

Citation Type: Miscellaneous

Publication Year: 2013

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Abstract: Family unity has long been a foundation of U.S. immigration policy (U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2011). The two major immigration categories under which lawful permanent residence to the United States is granted are immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and familysponsored preference. The Immigration and Nationality Act give prominence to family members when allocating visas for entry to the United States. Sixty-five percent of the 1,062,040 people that became legal permanent residents in fiscal year (FY) 2011 were immediate relatives of U.S. citizens or family-sponsored immigrants...

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Authors: Enchautegui, Maria E.

Publisher: The Urban Institute

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration, Other

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