Guillermina Jasso|Mark R. Rosenzweig
Family reunification and the immigration multiplier: U.S. immigration law, origin-country conditions, and the reproduction of immigrants
University of Minnesota|University of Minnesota
abstract paper reports estimates total numbers actual legal immigrants united states result family reunification provisions us immigration law immigration multipliers estimated separately major visa categories gender obtained context analysis individual characteristics immigrants origin country conditions affect decision migrate united states b admitted propensity remain become us citizens analyses combine longitudinal data 1971 cohort legal immigrants data 1970 census public use tapes results suggest actual multipliers differ importantly visa category substantially lower potential multipliers lower well previously supposed