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Author: LOUISE WATT - Associated Press | AP, 7 Sep 2011BEIJING (AP) — Chinese millionaire Su builds skyscrapers in Beijing and is one of the people powering China's economy on its path to becoming the world's biggest.He sits at the top of a country...

Legislation proposed by Representative Debbie Riddle, a Republican from Houston, would make knowingly hiring an undocumented immigrant a felony in the state of Texas, unless the person is a domestic worker, The Associated Press reports.According to the...

Republican Senator Curt Bramble of Provo, Utah, recently unveiled an immigration reform bill that he claims deals with economic realities while still enforcing immigration law, The Associated Press reports.Bramble says that the bill would require law e...

An immigration bill similar to Arizona's controversial law recently passed in the Indiana Senate, even though a number of local business leaders who say it could tarnish the state's image, the Indianapolis Star reports.The legislation, which ...

The Kansas House recently voted 69-49 to approve a bill that would repeal giving in-state tuition for the children of immigrants who are undocumented, the Kansas City Star reports."We had an election in November, and we have a group of folks who s...

An immigration enforcement bill referred to as "Arizona-plus" and legislation that would deny birthright citizenship to babies of undocumented immigrants were both approved recently by the Oklahoma Senate Judiciary Committee, Fox News reports...

Democrats from Colorado recently blocked a proposal that would have authorized law enforcement officials to arrest people who they suspected were in the U.S. without proper documentation, the Aspen Times reports.The opponents of the bill cited the inev...

After enacting some of the most controversial immigration enforcement legislation last year, some state lawmakers are looking to add a new bill that would require hospitals to check patients' citizenship statuses, reports KPHO.com, a CBS affiliate...

An Indiana Senate Committee recently approved an immigration enforcement bill that its sponsor says would be similar to Arizona's controversial legislation, The Associated Press reports.According to the news provider, the State Pensions and Labor ...

The Virginia House of Delegates recently finalized approval for a number of bills that will create stricter immigration policies throughout the state, the Washington Post reports.According to the news provider, one of the bills contains a measure that ...

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Chuck Schumer are reportedly teaming up once again to see if immigration reform can be addressed this year, according to Politico.The news provider reports that the two senators have focused on members of ...

The cost of utilizing Kentucky police to help enforce immigration laws could cost taxpayers in the state $89 million per year, The Associated Press reports.Staff members at the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission reportedly posted the estimated co...

New Mexico's Republican Governor Susana Martinez recently ordered local authorities to ask about the immigration status of those arrested for criminal acts, The Associated Press reports.The executive order issued by the governor repeals a policy i...

The Mississippi members of the House of Representatives have decided to pass an immigration enforcement bill that has similarities to Arizona's controversial legislation, Fox News reports.According to the news provider, the law would enable author...

According to a recently released government report, the U.S. has quadrupled the amount of workplace inspections for undocumented workers in a span of two years, AFP reports.During fiscal 2010, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials conduct...

A Georgia lawmaker is reportedly planning to file a strict immigration law that would have some similarities to the controversial Arizona law that was implemented last year, The Associated Press reports.Representative Matt Ramsey, a Republican from Pea...

While many immigrants are unaware of the fact that they are protected by federal labor laws regardless of their legal status, a non-profit group called the Workers' Dignity Project in Nashville, Tennessee, is attempting to help such workers, the T...

More than 700 people attended the final public debate prior to lawmakers considering an immigration enforcement bill in Utah, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.Republican Stephen Sandstrom, who initiated the bill, defended it from a number of attacks rangi...

Each of Wisconsin's 72 counties are currently participating in the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement's Secure Communities strategy, which uses fingerprints to identify both legal and illegal immigrants that are booked on criminal charg...

According to a new report by the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights, 27 percent of people arrested under the federal "Secure Communities" program did not have prior criminal records, the Chicago Tribune reports.The report'...

Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said recently that the state cannot simply "cut and paste" Arizona's controversial immigration law, which allows authorities to verify the legal status of those detained, Tallahassee.co...

Stephen Simpson, Mississippi's Public Safety Commissioner, recently said that a new immigration enforcement law allowing state authorities to demand proof of citizenship would be costly, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.According to the news ...

A number of rights groups recently asked a federal judge to block portions of the controversial Arizona immigration law that they claim violate the free speech rights of day laborers, Reuters reports.Some components of the controversial legislation sig...

Randy Terrill, a Republican lawmaker from Oklahoma, is one of many state legislators across the country drafting measures that would either match or go further than Arizona's controversial law on immigration, Bloomberg reports.Terrill is reportedl...

A mother who crossed the border from Mexico to the U.S. to receive medical treatment for her 3-year-old daughter with leukemia has been allowed to remain in the country, at least for now, the Asheville Citizen-Times reports.Christian Isabel Castillo cl...

President Barack Obama recently said that it was "incredibly disappointing" that Republicans in the Senate decided to block the DREAM Act, which would have given some illegal immigrants the chance to earn legal status, the Associated Press re...

Another challenge to Arizona immigration law gets dismissedAccording to the Associated Press, a federal judge in Phoenix, Arizona, has decided to dismiss another challenge to the state's controversial immigration law.U.S. District Judge Susan Bolt...

Congress has decided to waive the immigration restrictions for two Japanese citizens who are currently fighting to live in the U.S., the Associated Press reports.The private immigration bills, which were passed by the House and Senate recently, are the...

Nashville, Tennessee Mayor Karl Dean is strongly opposing an immigration bill that is being discussed by state lawmakers for the next legislation session, reports WSMV, an NBC affiliate.At a recent meeting, Dean urged politicians to not pass immigratio...

The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved the "DREAM Act," which would provide a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who entered the country prior to turning 16 years old, Reuters reports.The Development, Relief and Education...

According to the Fresno Bee, tempers flared recently at a Fresno State University student government meeting, with differing opinions on the student body president's illegal immigration status.In November, president Pedro Ramirez publicly admitted...

A group of GOP lawmakers in Colorado referring to themselves as the Republican Study Committee of Colorado are seeking an Arizona-style immigration law for the state, KUNC reports. Recently, the panel spent a day listening to a number of anti-ille...

Supporters of the controversial immigration law in Arizona include groups from other states that are seeking ballot initiatives on similar legislation, Fox News reports. According to the news provider, such initiatives are moving forward in Iowa a...

Susana Martinez, the newly elected governor of New Mexico, recently stated that she has no plans to bring strict immigration policies like Arizona's controversial SB 1070 to her state, according to USA Today."No, no, I don't want that fo...

Shortly after a federal immigration enforcement facility was proposed for a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa, many residents came out in opposition to the move, ultimately leading authorities to abandon the plan.The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (...

With the Republicans' recent electoral victory that saw the GOP regain control of the House and make significant gains in the Senate, many expect immigration to be one of the most important political issues in the U.S. over the next few years, acc...

Some Iowa residents have expressed their displeasure to the fact that there are plans to build an immigration office with holding cells in their neighborhood.A number of residents of Urbandale, Iowa, a suburb of Des Moines, have said they are upset at ...

Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona who shot to prominence after signing a controversial bill regarding enforcement of immigration law, won re-election to her post on November 2, reports WALB.The law, Arizona SB 1070, has sparked a great deal of debate...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced on Sunday that he intends to put legislation allowing a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants before Congress after this week's elections, according to the New York Times.Reid, who made his comm...

Although Arizona's new immigration law, Senate Bill 1070, has sparked a great deal of controversy during the three months it has been in effect, its real-world applications have not matched the rhetoric raised by both its supporters and detractors....

Troubles relating to the H-1B visa for both foreigners and American businesses have made this traditional means of obtaining a green card more difficult.A proposal in Congress would have allowed foreign students who complete advanced degrees in scienti...

A new poll conducted by the Los Angeles Times and the University of Southern California indicates that there is a growing grassroots tendency to embrace immigration among people in California.The poll, which surveyed likely voters in California, found ...

Immigration has been a hot topic in the lead up to the fast-approaching elections, and California's race to the governor's mansion is no exception.Republican candidate Meg Whitman claims that her Democratic counterpart Jerry Brown has been lyin...

Immigration has been a major part of the upcoming mid-term elections and the high-profile senate race in Nevada is no exception.Republican challenger Sharron Angle recently caused a bit of a flap when she said that the Hispanic students she was speakin...

Immigration has become a central issue in the race for Kansas Secretary of State.Specifically, the question of whether or not alleged voter fraud perpetrated by corrupt politicians and illegal immigrants is a problem in the Sunflower State, according t...

A California county is considering extending a program in cooperation with federal authorities to screen the immigration status of inmates.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the federal government's Immigration and Customs Enforcem...

A congressman considering running to be the mayor of Chicago recently criticized the immigration record of the White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, who is rumored to be a candidate for the same office.Congressman Luis Gutierrez was recently asked ...

Stephen Colbert, a comic pundit who hosts a show on Comedy Central, recently testified in front of Congress about immigration reform.Colbert, whose brand of humor is straight-faced satire of the country's political punditry, spoke in front of the H...

President Barack Obama recently admitted that he was disappointed that he has not yet instituted the immigration reform that he promised during his 2008 presidential campaign but vowed that action was coming.Speaking at a gala dinner for the Congressio...

A number of Hispanic lawmakers in Washington D.C. are looking to push the Democrats forward on immigration reform going into the upcoming elections in November.The three-part strategy put forward by the legislators will begin shortly, when the group me...

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a new immigration lawsuit against Arizona over whether a group of community colleges violated the civil rights of prospective workers.According to the Justice Department, by making potential workers fill out more p...

Latino activists in Baltimore have asked city officials to put a written policy in place that would bar police from inquiring about the immigration status of those who call out for help.The activists were joined by clergy and civil rights leaders in ca...

It is expected that California's Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman will face criticism from her base at the upcoming GOP convention over her stance on Arizona's immigration law.According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Whitman has said tha...

Florida attorney general Bill McCollum recently announced his proposed immigration reform plan, which bears a resemblance to the controversial law proposal in Arizona.McCollum’s proposal would require police officers to question a suspect’s...

In keeping up with the promises of the Obama administration, federal officials recently announced a system that will make it easier for families and lawyers to find people being held at 250 detention facilities around the country.The Immigration and Cu...

A number of Cuban political prisoners who will be freed over the course of the next several months may be able to immigrate to the U.S.Earlier this month Cuba committed to releasing 52 political activists that are in jail, according to the country&rsqu...

The annual meeting of U.S. and Mexican governors whose states are on the border has been moved to New Mexico, after protests over Arizona’s controversial immigration law.The Mexican governors had threatened to boycott the meeting if it was held i...

While many religious activists hold generally conservative views, there is one issue that is typically associated with liberals that has garnered strong support from that demographic: immigration reform.Religious leaders recently sparred with lawmakers...

When baseball’s best players take the field in this year’s All-Star Game in Anaheim, California, there will likely be no controversy, but next year’s game in Arizona could see a fair amount as several civil rights groups are calling o...

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa is famous for his belief that he can outsmart any other manager in baseball, however, he may have outsmarted himself when his comments about Arizona's controversial immigration law got him in a bit of hot water ...

Immigration reform has been on almost every politician's mind as the Obama administration has spoken about changing federal immigration policy and Arizona prepares to begin enforcement of its controversial immigration laws.California Governor Arnold Sc...

The attorney general of Utah has proposed an idea for immigration reform that is in stark contrast to the controversial new immigration laws in Arizona.Mark Shurtleff is working with officials from Utah and Mexico to start a state-specific guest worker...

The Obama administration appears ready to tackle immigration reform as the President is working to enlist support from activists and labor leaders.It is expected that the push for the new legislation will showcase Republican opposition and feature a sp...

The city of Philadelphia is expected to bar federal immigration authorities from using its police department's arrest database.The arrangement between Philadelphia and Immigration and Customs Enforcement service (ICE) had been in place for one year and...

Immigration reform has been one of the major political issues swirling around Washington D.C. this year, and it has just received support from an unlikely source: religious conservatives.A number of evangelical leaders recently traveled to Washington t...

Kobe Bryant is known for many things: his four NBA titles, his 2008 Most Valuable Player award and his utter ruthlessness when it comes to dispatching opponents on the hardwood. One thing that he is not known for is making political statements. But tha...

President Barack Obama appears ready to reopen discussions of immigration reform in the wake of his deployment of 1,200 National Guardsmen to the U.S.-Mexico border.Obama sent the Guardsmen to the border as part of a plan "that was actually shaped last...

Arizona's recently passed immigration law will increase crime by putting police and immigrant communities at odds, according to several police chiefs from major U.S. cities.The police chiefs from Los Angeles, Houston and Philadelphia, along with others...

A popular California chef has been indicted for 12 felony counts of knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.Michel Malecot has operated an upscale French Gourmet restaurant for 31 years, but a recent raid by immigration officials revealed that the eatery's...

For years the document issued to lawful permanent residents in the United States has been called a green card, but that never referred to its color. In fact, over the years the U.S. green card has been pink, blue, white and beige but never green.This w...

The shooting of a sheriff's deputy in Arizona has thrown fuel on the fire of the debate over the state's recently passed immigration law.The Pinal County Sheriff's office says that the shooter may have been in the country illegally, according to the Wa...

President Obama has criticized the controversial Arizona immigration bill, which may become a law today.During a naturalization ceremony for 24 active duty service members, Obama called the bill "misguided" and said that it "threatened to undermine bas...

The Arizona legislature has passed the toughest immigration law in the U.S. The law would be the first in America to criminalize illegal immigrants.The law would require, among other things, police officers to ask anyone they suspect of being in the co...

Comprehensive immigration reform may not be that far off and would likely be a welcome change for the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants in America.Immigration reform has slowly crept up President Obama's to-do list, and it looks like somethi...

The EB-5 visa program may receive an upsurge in popularity from Mexican immigrants, given the recent reductions in the amount of time that similar visas remain valid.The State Department recently changed its policy on visas granted to Mexicans who own,...

In late March, members of the Grant County Economic Council traveled to China in order to encourage foreign investment under the EB-5 visa program for a U.S. tire company looking to open a business near Ephrata, Pennsylvania.The trip, financed by Washi...

Sugarbush Resort, a ski slope in Warren, Vermont, announced on April 1 that it will begin a $7.5 million renovation project of the Lincoln Peak base area sometime this month, using funds collected through the EB-5 visa program.The revitalization began ...

Anyone who knows the name Silicon Valley, most likely knows of it because of its link to innovation in the technology industry. In efforts to maintain standing as leading developer of new technological hardware and software, some valley executives are ...

For months, economic analysts have painted a portrait of the economic climate that predicts a slow but steady revival. Phrases like "long road to recovery" and "cautiously optimistic" have dominated the discussion, generally revealing that while condit...

A property owner in Wauconda, Washington, has put her house, gas station, store and restaurant up for sale and invited foreign investors and entrepreneurs to take advantage of an expedited route to U.S. residency through the EB-5 visa program.The house...

A Seattle immigration attorney who has helped Seattle businesses gain more than $100 million in investment from the federal EB-5 visa program, has pitched the idea of using the immigration program to officials in Portland, Oregon.Henry Liebman, who hea...

Ascertaining a dire need to promote entrepreneurship, immigration and economic development in metro Missouri, the St Louis County Economic Council has applied to become eligible for foreign investment under the EB-5 visa program.Under the federal progr...

Two brothers who own a brewery in Immokalee, Florida, are intent on using the federal EB-5 visa program (or EB-6 visa, if a recent proposal is passed in Congress), to draw investment and drive the growth of their small business.Ernest and Curtis Sitten...

City officials in Portland, Oregon, are looking to use the federal EB-5 visa program to generate millions of dollars in investments to help develop particular areas throughout the city.The EB-5 visa program offers foreign nationals a quicker route to a...

Entering 2010, healthcare and financial regulatory reform, job creation, and immigration were among the top priority legislative issues before Congress. With the controversial healthcare reform bill finally passed through both houses, and President Oba...

A proposed McHenry County Sportsplex in Lakewood, Illinois, plans to use investments from the federal EB-5 investment program to quickly gain capital needed to fund development plans. However, whether developers receive any economic stimulus bonds rema...

While the U.S. Senate waits to act on the StartUp Visa Act of 2010, which proposes to expand the existing EB-5 visa program by offering an expedited green card process to foreign entrepreneurs, some immigration attorneys have begun throwing their suppo...

With the comprehensive healthcare bill finally approved by both Houses of Congress and signed by President Obama, lawmakers will be turning their attention to other pieces of legislation, such as immigration reform.Last week, New York's Democratic Sena...

The Eastern Indiana development group Energize-ECI recently announced that it has applied to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to be recognized as a certified EB-5 Regional Center to help advance economic growth in the area.The unem...

Concerned with a soaring unemployment rate that remains drifting above 15 percent, officials in Riverside County, California, are expected to approve a campaign to promote foreign investment in the county through the use of the federal EB-5 visa progra...

In the current economic climate, there are more than just a few business owners who could use a little extra capital to expand their businesses, create jobs, or push into more competitive markets.Some of these entrepreneurs and capitalists have recogni...

Wealthy investors from Korea, China, England, Mexico and elsewhere have turned to the EB-5 visa program and similar investor visa initiatives with increasing frequency, principally as a means of establishing residency in the U.S.While these individuals...

Several new reports on job creation in America reveal that the two institutions supported by the EB-5 visa program - immigration and startup businesses - are the most influential in sparking job growth in the U.S.A joint study from McGill University an...

The EB-5 visa program gained popularity among foreign investors and American business executives alike, mostly due to its capacity to match rewarding investment opportunities with individuals who have the most to gain by pouring their money into the ve...

Despite usual partisanship over immigration issues, an extension of the EB-5 visa program has been supported in Congress by members on both sides of the aisle and has been in high demand among immigrants looking for access to a U.S. green card.Though s...

It appears that San Antonio is the latest city to benefit from the growing demand of investment visas, such as the EB-5, among Mexicans looking to escape the violence and civil unrest of their homeland.On Wednesday, March 10, at least 160 Mexican busin...

As the American economy looks to recover from one of the deepest recessions in recent history, lawmakers have begun to pursue new measures to promote job growth in the country.Of the more popular and novel approaches, the immigration visa has drawn the...

While most foreign investors pursue the EB-5 visa program and other investor visa initiatives to chase down a potentially lucrative investment opportunity, others are simply looking to gain access to the American way of life.One investor from Mexico Ci...

The vast majority of parties interested in the EB-5 visa program have been Chinese or South Korean immigrants, intent on being ushered through an expedited green card process, in exchange for an investment of at least $500,000 in an American business.W...

With assistance from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the EB-5 visa program and a list of potential investors from Asia, the economically depressed town of Victorville, California has taken steps to create jobs in their region.Las...

Though the EB-5 visa program has been a favored option for many European and East Asian immigrants, the federal initiative, and other similar investor visas are gaining a reputation among Mexican immigrants as well.Specifically, immigration lawyers hav...

As increasingly more U.S. enterprises seek foreign investment by achieving EB-5 regional center status, the suggestion that an EB-5 investment opportunity can expedite the process to U.S. residence has caught the attention of a growing number of South ...

For months, lawmakers and economists have discussed the merits of offering a U.S. visa to immigrants who are looking to launch a new business in the country, thereby expanding the measures of the existing EB-5 visa program.On Wednesday, February 24, De...

Since being approved as an EB-5 regional center earlier in the year, representatives from central Michigan's investment lure, known as Regional Center: EB-5 MRC, have been meeting with potential investors in China to help bring in funding and job oppor...

As both U.S. residents and those living abroad try to carve out their niche in the marketplace, immigrant visas such as those made available under the EB-5 visa program have continually helped workers realize their goals.When Bettina Hein, a Swiss citi...

Suggesting the positive direction of the U.S. EB-5 immigration program, economic and immigration experts are proposing even more ways to stir job creation in the U.S. by allowing foreign investors to bring their ideas and capital to the country.Paul Ke...

With Congress still ironing out the details of healthcare, jobs, and climate change legislation, it seems unlikely that lawmakers will take major action on a comprehensive and controversial immigration reform bill later this year.For this reason, some ...

Vermont Governor Jim Douglas recently confirmed plans with the South Korean biomedical company AnC Bio, to designate its subsidiary, AnC Bio VT as an official EB-5 regional center.If approved, the company would begin lobbying foreign investors for capi...

Immigration attorneys and local U.S. businesses have been publicizing the ways that the EB-5 visa program can help foreign investors by allowing them to bring their business to the U.S., and receive permanent residency.However, few have mentioned how t...

After receiving designation as an EB-5 regional center by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the real estate firm Twin Development announced plans on Wednesday to use foreign investment garnered through the immigration program to bu...

In a move that aims to bring American jobs in and around Federal Way, Washington, the real estate acquisition and developing firm Twin Development was recently approved as an EB-5 regional center by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.With its ne...

Outwardly, the EB-5 visa program purports to be a useful way for an individual or family looking to immigrate to the U.S. to receive a green card. But in a period defined by its economic instability, the immigration program offered by the U.S. Citizens...

The EB-5 visa program is an immigration project aimed at giving foreign investors the chance to obtain a permanent U.S. green card in exchange for a high-priced investment in an American business.But as an alternative, simplified definition, H. Ronald ...

Wealthy foreign investors, local business leaders, budding entrepreneurs and immigration lawyers have all seen their professions change under the influence of the EB-5 visa program, which is becoming increasingly more popular.In fact, H. Ronald Klasko,...

Because of the declining value of the euro, some residents of European companies may be looking to unload their European assets and diversify their portfolios by investing in other currencies and taking advantage of the EB-5 visa program in the U.S.Eur...

About one year ago, there were just over 20 private and public enterprises that were certified as EB-5 visa program regional centers in the U.S. Today, that number has swelled to 82, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).Th...

In 2009, a total of 4,218 wealthy investors from outside the U.S. successfully applied for and received an EB-5 visa. But many are left asking what makes the EB-5 investor visa preferable to other immigration avenues, and what has accounted for the rec...

A growing number of foreign nationals are recognizing the benefits of the EB-5 visa program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Typically, immigrants see the program as an opportunity to make money through targ...

Because the EB-5 visa program, made available through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has gained popularity among foreign investors so quickly, interested parties flocking to the idea may have to navigate through several myths or...

After the recent success of the EB-5 visa program, which offers permanent green cards to foreign financiers who can invest at least $500,000 in a U.S. business, some immigration experts believe the next innovative program will focus on bringing entrepr...

Because the policies pursued by President Barack Obama has positioned the leader as strong supporter of entrepreneurship, some analysts believe his administration may eventually amend the U.S. EB-5 visa program to further favor startup companies.In his...

The free market, democratic spirit and economic prosperity helped to make the Statue of Liberty and the U.S. a symbol of hope and freedom to immigrants. While the times have changed since immigrants docked on Ellis Island in droves, the U.S. still offe...

The U.S. has long been one of the primary targets for immigration, largely because of the potential for newcomers to find a niche and create their own path. While the hyper-idealized American Dream may be a concept of the past, the U.S. is still drawin...

The EB-5 visa program is receiving more attention now than ever before. According to the U.S. State Department, the number of approved EB-5 visas has nearly tripled recently, from 1,443 issued visas in fiscal year 2008 to 4,218 in 2009.In addition to l...

A California-based company has announced that it will use foreign investments made available through the EB-5 visa program to purchase and develop an abandoned ethanol plant, which could create job opportunities for employees in Colorado and Kansas.The...

Central Michigan, an area desperate to create jobs and promote economic development, may get a push in the right direction after the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved an EB-5 regional center in the area.The new EB-5 regional center wil...

A New York State legislator has proposed establishing an EB-5 regional center in his district to support a large-scale ski resort in the area in an attempt to draw in tourism.The Saranac Lake Democrat, Tim Burpoe, who represents the upstate towns of Ha...

Anonymous foreign financiers have taken advantage of an EB-5 investment opportunity, leading to the construction of a new restaurant, hotel and conference center in New Orleans.The development firm NobelOutReach has been contracted to build the WOW Caf...

The Start-up Founder Visa campaign has gained steam recently in its proposal to expand the existing EB-5 visa program so that the government could issue a U.S. green card to any company founder or entrepreneur who receives a set amount of private capit...

The growing popularity of EB-5 visa applications filed during 2009 and the corresponding waning of H-1B visa applications has caused immigration lawyers throughout the country to shift the focus of their practice.According to H. Ronald Klasko, a lawyer...

Economic analysts in St Louis are levering the increasing popularity of the EB-5 visa program to publicize foreign investment opportunities and raise capital for the region's industries.The St Louis County Economic Council is currently finalizing an ap...

EB-5 investment opportunities in Northeast Ohio are one step closer after Wooster city officials recently named a former insurance company founder as the executive director of the Northeast Ohio EB-5 Regional Center (NORC).Mike Steiner, who started Ste...

A Kansas City-based foundation that supports and conducts research on entrepreneurial activities has called for a loosening of immigration requirements under the federal EB-5 visa program to increase the number of start-ups and new jobs in the U.S.Beca...

Comments made by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) during a December stakeholders call has lead investment analysts and businesses to a debate about what qualifies as job creation under the EB-5 visa program.The USCIS' interpretatio...

An Alabama startup company that works on developing and producing hybrid concept cars has announced that it will look to raise capital through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) EB-5 visa program.The company, Hybrid Kinetic Motors, ...

The EB-5 visa program aims to ease the visa application process for investors, and consequently bring jobs to the U.S. economy.The central idea behind the EB-5 visa program is that making green cards more available to foreign investors will improve the...

The advantage of the EB-5 visa program to the U.S. economy and American business executives is clear: substantial foreign investments are likely to create jobs and spur recovery at a time in which loans and shareholder confidence are scant.But for the ...

The popularity of EB-5 visas for foreign parties seeking to relocate to or conduct business in the U.S. may continue its climb in 2010, after the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced last month that it has stopped accepting H-1B ...