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Economy Jun 15

Kushner family’s real estate dealings land foreign-investor visa back in the spotlight

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Economy Jun 15

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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

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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…

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Economy Jul 28

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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 News Hour

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.

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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.

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Dec 10

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Is this job-creating foreign investment project too good to be true?

By PBS News Hour

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…

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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…

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Dec 08

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Should Congress rein in this controversial visa program?

By PBS News Hour

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…

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