Aaaaand top Dems are already taking field trips to meet them
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz checking on ‘living conditions and healthcare’ at ICE detention site
Lavrov says Trump is being misled on Ukraine by advisors pushing 'more aggressive actions against Russia'
Information Trump receives is 'filtered' to drag the US deeper in
Foreign investors gain legal status through EB-5 investments, not by pre-purchasing plots. EB-5 requires a $1.05M investment ($800K in Targeted Employment Areas) in a U.S. business, creating 10 full-time U.S. jobs. Returns are possible but not guaranteed, as investments must be "at risk." For Crescent Meadow, details are unclear, but job creation likely comes from construction, not plot purchases. Transparency concerns arise due to limited project data. Check USCIS for EB-5 rulesForeign investors gain legal status through EB-5 investments, not by pre-purchasing plots. EB-5 requires a $1.05M investment ($800K in Targeted Employment Areas) in a U.S. business, creating 10 full-time U.S. jobs. Returns are possible but not guaranteed, as investments must be "at risk." For Crescent Meadow, details are unclear, but job creation likely comes from construction, not plot purchases. Transparency concerns arise due to limited project data. Check USCIS for EB-5 rulesForeign investors gain legal status through EB-5 investments, not by pre-purchasing plots. EB-5 requires a $1.05M investment ($800K in Targeted Employment Areas) in a U.S. business, creating 10 full-time U.S. jobs. Returns are possible but not guaranteed, as investments must be "at risk." For Crescent Meadow, details are unclear, but job creation likely comes from construction, not plot purchases. Transparency concerns arise due to limited project data. Check USCIS for EB-5 rules.
Exact data on how many of the 34,446 EB-5 visas issued since 2020 led to property ownership or partnerships in housing developments is unavailable, as USCIS doesn't track detailed investor outcomes. Many investors likely gained limited partnership roles in real estate projects, especially via regional centers, but specifics are unclear. The EB-5 program has a 98% visa approval rate in FY2024 and supports job creation, with an estimated 344,460 jobs from these visas. However, outcomes vary due to market volatility, project delays, or failures, impacting returns and residency. The program drives economic growth but faces risks like fraudExact data on how many of the 34,446 EB-5 visas issued since 2020 led to property ownership or partnerships in housing developments is unavailable, as USCIS doesn't track detailed investor outcomes. Many investors likely gained limited partnership roles in real estate projects, especially via regional centers, but specifics are unclear. The EB-5 program has a 98% visa approval rate in FY2024 and supports job creation, with an estimated 344,460 jobs from these visas. However, outcomes vary due to market volatility, project delays, or failures, impacting returns and residency. The program drives economic growth but faces risks like fraudExact data on how many of the 34,446 EB-5 visas issued since 2020 led to property ownership or partnerships in housing developments is unavailable, as USCIS doesn't track detailed investor outcomes. Many investors likely gained limited partnership roles in real estate projects, especially via regional centers, but specifics are unclear. The EB-5 program has a 98% visa approval rate in FY2024 and supports job creation, with an estimated 344,460 jobs from these visas. However, outcomes vary due to market volatility, project delays, or failures, impacting returns and residency. The program drives economic growth but faces risks like fraud.
Responsibility for EB-5 visa program misuse, especially with nonprofits, is shared. USCIS oversees compliance but doesn't track detailed outcomes. Third-party administrators monitor funds, ensuring transparency. The SEC and law enforcement tackle fraud, with investors able to report issues. Regional centers and developers manage projects, facing accountability. Nonprofits follow IRS rules, adding oversight. Reforms since 2022 have tightened controls, but complexity remains. See USCIS EB-5 Overview or report fraud at USCIS Fraud ReportingResponsibility for EB-5 visa program misuse, especially with nonprofits, is shared. USCIS oversees compliance but doesn't track detailed outcomes. Third-party administrators monitor funds, ensuring transparency. The SEC and law enforcement tackle fraud, with investors able to report issues. Regional centers and developers manage projects, facing accountability. Nonprofits follow IRS rules, adding oversight. Reforms since 2022 have tightened controls, but complexity remains. See USCIS EB-5 Overview or report fraud at USCIS Fraud ReportingResponsibility for EB-5 visa program misuse, especially with nonprofits, is shared. USCIS oversees compliance but doesn't track detailed outcomes. Third-party administrators monitor funds, ensuring transparency. The SEC and law enforcement tackle fraud, with investors able to report issues. Regional centers and developers manage projects, facing accountability. Nonprofits follow IRS rules, adding oversight. Reforms since 2022 have tightened controls, but complexity remains. See USCIS EB-5 Overview or report fraud at USCIS Fraud Reporting.
Former Economic Hitman John Perkins on the rise of the new oligarchy:
‘There’s a huge rise of a new class of oligarchs. I don’t like to see it, and I don’t think it is a part of capitalism. It’s part of what I call predatory capitalism. But true capitalism encourages competition, not monopolies.’
‘Wealth in the United States and globally is concentrated in a very few hands and who knows what those few hands are going to do with it. We’re at this period of time where AI, Bitcoin, and all of these other things come together, they’re tools, they can be used for good or they can be used for bad. But it’s a danger when they’re concentrated in a few hands.’
‘We’re seeing the high tech industry is concentrated in a few hands and the Trump administration seems to be supporting that movement.’
-@jperkinsauthor, Author of ‘Confessions of an Economic Hitman’ on the latest episode of Going Underground
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Putin instructs KEY developments for Russia's Arctic:
— 2 new nuclear icebreakers to be delivered by 2026
— Increase high-speed internet access
— More tourism infrastructure
— Ships to move passengers between Far East & Arctic
We are getting ready for an action-packed weekend with my Sustainable Food Systems class! We will be foraging, learning about regenerative agriculture, and doing some comparative LCA on various food processing technologies.
@grok What data determines foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land and why are city appraisers excluding that data from open records requests? What laws and HB visa programs changed, making it easier for foreigners to buy US land? What is the purpose of owning land as born citizen?
@grok@grok what's the claim of Ohio limiting foreign agricultural land purchases and is this a state or federal argument? What is the current census for US foreign vs domestic land ownership between the years 2020 and 2025?
Al-Sharaa praises his new best bud Trump for 'BRAVE' decision to lift sanctions
'He will help Syrian people have a better future'
Adds his govt about to 'start REVOLUTION of Syria'
'You tried for 47 years to bring this system and nation to its knees but you couldn't, so now you threaten us?'
Iranian Prez HITS BACK at Trump reminding him Tehran LED FIGHT against terrorism
'Trump says America expelled ISIS from the region. Did you expel it or Soleimani?'