In article <832edb92993d7@uwe>,
robinstrax via ImmigrationKB.com wrote:
>The more important point that I was unwittingly trying to get at was how
>often are immigrants even awarded public assistance.
A sponsorship is NOT just for public assistance. It's also used for "level
of income support". That is, you agree to maintain this person at the
125% poverty level ($14-15K/year, whatever it is for that year) until they
have 40 quarters of work or leave the country, IIRC. That's minimum 10 years
of working - IF they work. If they don't, it's for the rest of your life.
There's at least one case where the sponsored person sued the sponsor for
support, and they got it. $17K/year, or whatever it was.
So, this is not just a "well, if you get public assistance" kind of thing..
MH |