Trump Tower Funded by Rich Chinese Who Invest Cash for Visas

[mitty14u2]

Last spring, a Homeland Security special agent testified that EB-5 applicants from China, Russia, Pakistan and Malaysia "had been approved in as little as 16 days, with files lacking basic law enforcement queries."

So much hypocrisy and conflict of interest, so little time

The Government Accountability Office, the investigative branch of Congress, found last year in a general report about the EB-5 program that many applications contained a high risk of fraud, and discovered cases of counterfeit documentation. State Department officials told the GAO that there is “no reliable method to verify the source of the funds of petitioners.”
Senator Charles Grassley, a Republican who is chairman of the judiciary committee, last month cited a memo from Homeland Security saying that EB-5 visa holders do not clear the same hurdles as other immigrants, like proof of education and work qualifications. Senator Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, said at the hearing that while he has supported EB-5 over the years, "If the program is to continue, it must be reformed.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/11/30/1605722/-Trump-Tower-Funded-By-Rich-Chinese-Who-Invest-Cash-For-Visas

Divesting is just a word in the dictionary, the law for the rich and powerful is meaningless, poor hispanics are deported, rich foreigners are cleared without proper anything in some cases in sixteen days. WTF

[greymattermom]

1. Even Pakistan?

with no vetting? Why isn't that in the news, shouted out, whatever it takes.