"Investment Immigration"
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-09-28/investment-immigration
Under current immigration law, international investors can obtain green cards if they fund businesses and projects that create or preserve jobs in the United States. "Investment immigrants" are bankrolling resorts and casinos, including a controversial new project in Maryland. We explore how the program works and how it's shaping a new generation of immigrants.
Guests
Demetrios Papademetriou
President and Board Member, Migration Policy Institute
Stephen Yale-Loehr
Attorney of Counsel, Miller Mayer; Adjunct Law Professor, Cornell University; Founder and Former President, The Association to Invest In the U.S.A.
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There are reasons for skepticism toward this program that have nothing to do with opposition to "selling green cards."
See coverage by Reuters, SF Bay Guardian, as well as my coverage.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/12/22/us-usa-immigration-business-id...
http://www.sfbg.com/2011/03/01/american-dream-sale
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norman-oder/reuters-nails-lies-by-pro_b_80...
As for Mr. Yale-Loehr, a guest on the program, here's a little more about the work of his firm:
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/12/conflict-of-interest-law...
Norman Oder
Atlantic Yards Report
Brooklyn, NY