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Too Porous For Protection? Loopholes In Eb-5 Investor Visa Oversight Are Cause For National Security Concern, Christine Ryan
Too Porous For Protection? Loopholes In Eb-5 Investor Visa Oversight Are Cause For National Security Concern, Christine Ryan
San Diego International Law Journal
This Comment examines whether continuation of the EB-5 Visa Program, as it currently stands, must be assessed in light of national security concerns. Part II will discuss the basics of acquiring an EB-5 Visa. Part III will discuss the changes in EB-5 requirements since the program was created, the recent surge in demand for EB-5 visas, and problems of EB-5 fraud. Part IV will examine the shift in perceived national security threats since the creation of the EB-5 Program and recent actions by CFIUS. Part V will address several shortcomings of the EB-5 Program and conclude that the EB-5 Visa, …
A Proposed Legislative Scheme To Solve The Mexican Immigration Problem, Samuel W. Bettwy
A Proposed Legislative Scheme To Solve The Mexican Immigration Problem, Samuel W. Bettwy
San Diego International Law Journal
This Article proposes a legislative scheme to undo the incentives that Congress has created and perpetuated since the 1960s for Mexicans to live unlawfully in the United States. The main features of the proposed scheme are: (1) the exemption of all family-sponsored immigrant visas from Mexico's per-country quota, (2) a guaranteed percentage of the quota of diversity ("lottery") visas for Mexicans who have no family member or employer who has sponsored their immigration, (3) a waiver of unlawful presence for Mexicans who return to Mexico by a specified deadline, and (4) revocation of the visa petitions of Mexicans who remain …