“Chain immigration” is a problem, notes Jessica Vaughan in a recent article in the Washington Examiner. Vaughan is the director of policy studies for the Center for Immigration Studies.
Chain immigration allows the family connections of immigrants to take precedence over other criteria for selecting new immigrants for admission. Vaughan observed that “[T]he United States approves more than a million permanent residency or green cards. For decades, more than half of immigration to our country has been chain migration — immigrants sponsored by a family member who came earlier. . . .
“Replacing chain migration with a modern system balancing family admissions with more skilled immigrants will restore public support for our cherished tradition of generous immigration and better serve our national interest.”
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