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A USA citizen can sponsor their spouse on an I-130 visa petition whether they have sufficient income or not. It's only when the foreign national seeks a visa or adjustment of status that he must prove he will not become a public charge.

The current priority date for minor children of permanent residents is June 2011, which means that the USCIS only now processes those petitions that were filed back then. Thus, the wait time is approximately two years. If you become a U.S. citizen, the immigrant visa will be immediately available to your child, so USCIS can be notified. But even so, it takes approximately a year, give or take, to process immigrant petition, and given that the child is a minor, the second parent would have to consent to the child's departure and sign the appropriate documents. Either way, it takes time and you need to be patient.