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Fixing The Wheel: A Critical Analysis Of The Immigrant Investor Visa, Ronald R. Rose Nov 1992

Fixing The Wheel: A Critical Analysis Of The Immigrant Investor Visa, Ronald R. Rose

San Diego Law Review

In 1990, Congress attempted to fill a long-standing void in the United States immigration laws by providing an updated immigrant investor visa codified as section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The old, obsolete immigrant investor visa had only required a $40,000 investment. The new visa generally requires a $1,000,000 investment. The demand for this new higher priced version has, however, been exceedingly low. Although this immigrant investor visa category allows for 10,000 visa issuances per year, only 78 were issued in fiscal 1992 and no more than 500 are expected to be issued in fiscal 1993. This Article …


The Eagle Or The Ostrich: A United States Perspective On The Future Of Transnational Banking, Marilyn B. Cane May 1992

The Eagle Or The Ostrich: A United States Perspective On The Future Of Transnational Banking, Marilyn B. Cane

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

In this Article, Professor Cane discusses the problems of United States banking regulations in the new global financial system. These problems include antiquated legislation, the deposit insurance system, the dual federal-state banking system, and restrictive branching laws. Part II discusses the current deposit insurance system and options for reform. Part III poses the question of whether the United States should have "national" treatment or "reciprocal national" treatment for financial institutions. Part IV discusses the limitations the United States has put on its financial institutions and the disadvantage these limitations have caused globally. Finally, in Part V, Professor Cane discusses a …