# What is the case against "chain immigration"?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 23, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-case-against-chain-immigration/807303 "2018-01-23T16:21:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-case-against-chain-immigration/807303/65 "2018-01-25T17:06:51Z")

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> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#):
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> Those two chain migration grandparents had grandchildren that became 3 doctors, 2 lawyers, 2 engineers and 4 small business owners.

Your family apparently played a good game and beat the system, as t’were. Way to go!

So how do you feel about a family heritage based on [this group of game players?](https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-29/0-0-0-5684.html)

Oh and BTW, congratulations for their big contribution to the population explosion, as well!

Catholics, no doubt.

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