Economy Jun 15 Kushner family’s real estate dealings land foreign-investor visa back in the spotlight By PBS NewsHour
Economy Jun 15 How Jared Kushner and others gerrymander to sell visas to foreigners — at a steep discount Trump Bay Street is a model of luxury as well as a model of a loophole U.S. developers use in a controversial citizenship-for-cash program. By Paul Solman
Economy Nov 17 Watch 9:28 The visa program leaving hopeful immigrants empty-handed After leaving their home in Pakistan and living in Dubai, Noreen and Shehryar Iqbal aspired to move to the U.S. through the EB-5 Visa program, which grants green cards and eventually U.S. citizenship for large, job-creating investments. Now their life… By PBS NewsHour
Economy Jul 28 Watch 7:36 Rich immigrant investors hit mountain of fraud in Vermont resort project. A project to turn a depressed Vermont ski slope into a bustling year-round resort has become a cautionary tale for foreign investors hoping to get U.S. green cards through the EB-5 cash-for-visas program. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on charges… By PBS NewsHour
Economy Mar 23 Why one-percenters spend billions on foreign passports A growing number of countries offer individuals passports in return for investment, and the wealthy have been taking advantage of such programs in increasing numbers. By Vikram Mansharamani
Dec 15 Column: What’s really at stake in the EB-5 investor visa overhaul: honesty By Norman Oder The scandal is not what's illegal, it's what's legal. Continue reading
Dec 11 Does the EB-5 visa program take advantage of investors? By Kristen Doerer Wealthy foreigners have invested $500,000 each into Vermont's Jay Peak Resort through the EB-5 immigrant investor program. Now, they aren't so sure they will get their money back. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch Is this job-creating foreign investment project too good to be true? By PBS NewsHour In northeastern Vermont, a half-billion dollar development is helping to transform a lagging economy into the state's job-creation leader. It seems like a win for tourists and for foreign investors, who put up the money in return for green cards… Continue watching
Dec 09 10 things you didn’t know about ‘immigration for the 1 percent’ By Kristen Doerer If you’re a wealthy foreigner with half a million dollars to spare, you can jump to the front of the line to come to the U.S. The EB-5, a little-known employment-based visa program for foreign investors, has soared in popularity… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 8:25 Should Congress rein in this controversial visa program? By PBS NewsHour The EB-5 visa program allows foreign investors to obtain green cards, provided they invest $500,000 to $1 million. The program is up for reauthorization in Congress, and as economics correspondent Paul Solman reports, there is some controversy over whether or… Continue watching