U.S. Family-Based Immigration Policy

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration.

Families.

Noncitizens.

Visas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2013

Summary:

Outlines brief history of U.S. family-based immigration admissions policies, discusses current law governing admissions, and summarizes recommendations made by previous congressionally mandated committees charged with evaluating immigration policy. Presents descriptive figures on legal immigrants entering the U.S. during the past decade, and reviews sizable backlog of approved immigrant petitioners waiting for an immigrant visa. Discusses selected policy issues

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. U.S. Family-Based Immigration Policy

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-DSP-0539

Access Restriction:

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