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US immigration system is fundamentally broken. You'll be asked no question about your source of income if you buy property in excess of half a million dollars-

US immigration system is fundamentally broken. You'll be asked no question about your source of income if you buy property in excess of half a million dollars- you'll get expedited green card service instead. People with black money all over the world make use of such loopholes- and guess what- they continue to screw US once they are here. Meanwhile you have hundreds of thousands of hard-working individuals with clean tax records and no criminal history in immigration limbo for 10-20 years- many of whom never get back any of the SS or medicare tax they contribute.

credit_guy 5y ago
>> if you buy property in excess of half a million dollars- you'll get expedited green card service instead It’s not quite like that. You need to create jobs. At least 10 of them [1]: “ aliens who have invested or are actively in the process of investing $1 million (or $500,000 in targeted employment areas) in a new commercial enterprise that will benefit the U.S. economy and create at least 10 full-time positions for qualifying employees. These aliens are also called ‘EB-5 immigrant investors’ “. [1] https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-immigrant-investors https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/gree...
- esalman 5y ago
  Technically you are right. I'm saying it is rife with abuse though- https://cis.org/Report/Map-Sites-EB5-Visa-Fraud-and-Folly-United-States https://cis.org/Report/Map-Sites-EB5-Visa-Fraud-and-Folly-Un...
  - credit_guy 5y ago
    The Constitution protects the private property. Yet, every year there are a number of burglaries. Does it follow the Constitution encourages the burglars?
    - esalman 5y ago
      The burglars are not taking advantage of a loophole in the constitution though. Let me give you an example- some investors bypass the employment provision mentioned here by presenting construction workers, or even tenants on the property as employees.

credit_guy 5y ago

>> if you buy property in excess of half a million dollars- you'll get expedited green card service instead It’s not quite like that. You need to create jobs. At least 10 of them [1]: “ aliens who have invested or are actively in the process of investing $1 million (or $500,000 in targeted employment areas) in a new commercial enterprise that will benefit the U.S. economy and create at least 10 full-time positions for qualifying employees. These aliens are also called ‘EB-5 immigrant investors’ “. [1] https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-immigrant-investors https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/gree...

esalman 5y ago
Technically you are right. I'm saying it is rife with abuse though- https://cis.org/Report/Map-Sites-EB5-Visa-Fraud-and-Folly-United-States https://cis.org/Report/Map-Sites-EB5-Visa-Fraud-and-Folly-Un...
- credit_guy 5y ago
  The Constitution protects the private property. Yet, every year there are a number of burglaries. Does it follow the Constitution encourages the burglars?
  - esalman 5y ago
    The burglars are not taking advantage of a loophole in the constitution though. Let me give you an example- some investors bypass the employment provision mentioned here by presenting construction workers, or even tenants on the property as employees.