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This kind of thing is not new in the US. Check out the EB-5 investor visa[1], which has been around for decades and offers a similar investment-for-visa arrange

by Meekro 1y ago

This kind of thing is not new in the US. Check out the EB-5 investor visa[1], which has been around for decades and offers a similar investment-for-visa arrangement. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB-5_visa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EB-5_visa

cardamomo 1y ago
This is new. The president's face is on it. That alone should scream, "Something's very much not right!"
- Meekro 1y ago
  The permanent residency card they issue won't look like that. It's an ID, and will have your photo and other identifying information on it.
  - cardamomo 1y ago
    I believe that's truly beside the point. The marketing is based on the name and tastes (gold, nationalistic imagery) of the current president.
    - Meekro 1y ago
      It sounds like the objection you're making is to the website and not the program. Do you think it's always inappropriate for executive branch websites to reflect the style of the person in office? I can understand the push for a more neutral style, but the level of shock-and-horror for something the next administration could easily redesign seems.. excessive?
      - walls 1y ago
        "So what if Adolf is putting banners of his face up everywhere, the next admin can just take them down!"
softwaredoug 1y ago
That’s part of the law. If we want a $5m visa then propose a law. Trump by himself doesn’t make laws. Bonus for a law: it keeps the policy going after this administration.
- Meekro 1y ago
  When this goes to court (and I'm sure it will), the administration's argument will probably go something like this: Congress has authorized the administration to issue visas to people of "exceptional ability in business" -- see 8 U.S.C. § 1153(b)(2), for example. However, Congress did not specify how, exactly, the executive will ascertain that ability. The Trump administration believes that making a one million dollar investment in the U.S. demonstrates evidence of business ability, and is using this as a factor for issuing and prioritizing visas.
  - bediger4000 1y ago
    Come, come, my good sir! We all know that none of this matters at all, because if appealed up to the Supreme Court, they always rule in favor of President Trump. With all due respect, that's what matters in the case of President Trump, the Supreme Court will let him do anything. It doesn't matter what thin veneer of law is applied.

by Meekro 1y ago

cardamomo 1y ago

This is new. The president's face is on it. That alone should scream, "Something's very much not right!"

Meekro 1y ago
The permanent residency card they issue won't look like that. It's an ID, and will have your photo and other identifying information on it.
- cardamomo 1y ago
  I believe that's truly beside the point. The marketing is based on the name and tastes (gold, nationalistic imagery) of the current president.
  - Meekro 1y ago
    It sounds like the objection you're making is to the website and not the program. Do you think it's always inappropriate for executive branch websites to reflect the style of the person in office? I can understand the push for a more neutral style, but the level of shock-and-horror for something the next administration could easily redesign seems.. excessive?
    - walls 1y ago
      "So what if Adolf is putting banners of his face up everywhere, the next admin can just take them down!"

softwaredoug 1y ago

That’s part of the law. If we want a $5m visa then propose a law. Trump by himself doesn’t make laws. Bonus for a law: it keeps the policy going after this administration.

Meekro 1y ago
When this goes to court (and I'm sure it will), the administration's argument will probably go something like this: Congress has authorized the administration to issue visas to people of "exceptional ability in business" -- see 8 U.S.C. § 1153(b)(2), for example. However, Congress did not specify how, exactly, the executive will ascertain that ability. The Trump administration believes that making a one million dollar investment in the U.S. demonstrates evidence of business ability, and is using this as a factor for issuing and prioritizing visas.
- bediger4000 1y ago
  Come, come, my good sir! We all know that none of this matters at all, because if appealed up to the Supreme Court, they always rule in favor of President Trump. With all due respect, that's what matters in the case of President Trump, the Supreme Court will let him do anything. It doesn't matter what thin veneer of law is applied.