Believe it or not, Dennis, but in the 1950’s immigrants to this country had to have the promise of a job here in writing, and an American sponsor before coming to this country. The sponsor had to be responsible for the immigrants for the first five years for all things...medical, support, etc., as no welfare benefits would be allotted prior to a 5 year stay. I know this, because I was one. The libtard Kennedys were the ones changing this immigration law. I’m with you...we need to go back to the 50’s on immigration law.
My father, a lower middle class salesman, sponsored his cousins. It was definitely true.
My brother-in-law (Canadian) needs a sponsor before he can work here.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3368685/posts?page=40#40
It was that way till at least the early eighties.
My half brother was born here, our dad was us citizen, his mom was an Aussie & she died when he was young.
So he came to live with my parents and me.
When he was 12, he moved to Aussie to live with his mom’s mom.
He grew up there & married an Aussie lady and had three kids.
In the early eighties, he and family came back to the u.s, and he set up his business again, my parents had to sponsor them and be financially responsible.
So sponsoring went way beyond the fifties.