By Eliot Brown A controversial federal immigration program offering green cards to some foreign investors had record demand in 2015, as concern that a key provision of the law might expire fueled a surge of aspiring immigrants. The program, known as EB-5, received applications from 17,691 investors in 2015, up […]
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With Welcoming Stance, Conservative Utah Charts Its Own Course on Refugees
28 Mar
by Foster, on News
By Miriam Jordan SALT LAKE CITY—Amid concerns over potential terrorists infiltrating the U.S., Gov. Gary Herbert of Utah has repeatedly pledged to keep the welcome sign hanging for refugees while most of his Republican counterparts want a review or pause in resettlement. After the San Bernardino, Calif., and Paris attacks, […]
By Jacob Gershman The number of immigration court cases involving foreign nationals from El Salvador has almost caught up to the total from Mexico. The latest data on deportation proceedings from the U.S. immigration court system underscores how migration flows have shifted in recent years, changes driven in part by surging […]
Program That Lets Foreigners Write a Check, and Get a Visa, Draws Scrutiny
18 Mar
by Foster, on News
WASHINGTON — The easiest way to gain entry into the United States is not to walk across the border in the dead of night. It is to write a check. A visa process enacted by Congress in 1990 to create jobs and pump billions of dollars into the economy has […]