Donald Trump’s “gold card” visa, where a foreigner can shell out at least $1 million to legally live and work in the U.S., has been approved for one person, said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Thursday — appearing to fall a bit short of an earlier claim.
After it launched in December, Lutnick said that the government had sold $1.3 billion “worth” in just several days, as Trump stood by holding up the gilded ticket and said, “essentially it’s the green card on steroids.”
Lutnick did not address the apparent discrepancy in an exchange with a congresswoman at Thursday’s committee hearing.
The worst part is, other countries have done this, we just did it in the worst way possible.
There are several countries where if you invest enough in the economy through trade and businesses you can actually get a visa. But you have to actually invest in the economy not just throw a million dollars at some orange dickhead.
Many countries have investor visas. The US has one still! I think the law was investing at least 1 million USD in a mostly or wholely American owned company or starting a business that employs at least 10 people.
Yeah but the investor visas involve investment and growth in the country, not just a million dollar “donation” to the government. It feels less like “improve the country and you will be welcome” and more “be rich and we will let you in the boys club”
Exactly. No one starts a business that employs 10 people just so they can simply live in a country.
What trump wants is legalized bribery.
Currently still trying to find a country to call home with ICE knocking on doors and all.
It was kind of neat seeing a lot of countries offer visas for buying a house there.
lololol Yeah…right…