States and International Migrants: The Incorporation of Indochinese Refugees in the United States and France.

1994 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 272
Author(s):  
Barbara Schmitter Heisler ◽  
Jeremy Hein
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Indochinese Refugees ◽  
International Migrants

Sponsored-Out

1987 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 14-15
Author(s):  
Eileen Mulhare
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Program ◽  
Indochinese Refugees ◽  
Private Citizens ◽  
American Society

In the spring of 1975, with the conclusion of the war in Southeast Asia, 130,000 Indochinese refugees were granted emergency entrance visas to the United States. Their incorporation into American society was handled through a precedent-setting national program, involving temporary detention in U.S. military camps followed by permanent resettlement through the voluntary sponsorship of private citizens. Release from detention was contingent on being "sponsored-out," that is, obtaining an American sponsor.

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