title: Sponsors, sponsorship rates and the immigration multiplier.
abstract: "This article reviews the evidence pertaining to the extent to which U.S.  immigrants actually make use of the family reunification entitlements of United States immigration laws, examining the two available studies which are based on probability samples of immigrant entry cohorts.  It then provides new estimates of the characteristics of the U.S. citizen sponsors of immigrant spouses and parents.... With respect to the characteristics of sponsors, analysis of the information in the GAO [General Accounting Office] report indicates that 80 percent of the persons who immigrated in FY 1985 as the spouses of U.S. citizens were sponsored by native born U.S. citizens.  In contrast, native born U.S. citizens sponsored only five percent of the parent immigrants.  Additional findings on the country of origin and sex of the sponsored immigrants are presented."
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jasso
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Rosenzweig
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012737:Sex Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Family And Household; Friends And Relatives; International Migration; Laws And Statutes; Migrants; Migration; Migration Policy--legal aspects; Nationality; Native-born; North America; Northern America; Origin; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Sex Factors; Social Policy; United States