Family reunion migrants can form the majority of immigrants in some countries

Evidence

Family members (also known as family reunion or family reunification migrants): migration to join people who have already entered an immigration country under one of the above categories. Many countries, including the USA, Canada, Australia, and most EU member states recognize in principle the right to family reunion for legal immigrants, although this right may be limited by a range of conditions. In such countries, family members may make up the majority of immigrants. Other countries, especially those with contract labor systems, deny the right to family reunion. In such cases, family members may enter illegally. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3812

Categorization

• XREF: The contract-labor systems denying family reunion echo the Gulf states’ kafala system; connects to ‘Grafting & Growth’ themes of infrastructure.