She is wrong.
My ancestors had to be disease free, have a certain amount of money with them, and show they had gainful employment set up. And have a place to stay, in our case, with relatives.
It was my parents who had to be sure they had sponsors.
Uncle John sponsored my mom and her sisters, he had a home and they lived in a tiny appartment in the attic.
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My grandfather came here at 16 years old with his younger sibling when both their parents died within 24 hours of each other. They still had to have a sponsor. Thank goodness my aunt sponsored them and my grandfather started working at Hudson Motor Car Company in Detroit and became a supervisor. He worked to help support his siblings until they were all 18.