EB5 Capital Meets with US Congressional Staff Members to Share Impact of EB-5 Program in the District

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Last week, EB5 Capital hosted several United States Congressional staff members at The Highline (our 13th EB-5 project) to share the impact the EB-5 program is having in Washington, DC.

Located in the NoMa neighborhood of the District, The Highline is one of six EB-5 projects, all within walking distance of one another. EB5 Capital has invested $170 million in NoMa, creating over U.S. 6,100 jobs.

“Being located in the Washington, DC metro area allows us to stay connected to policy decisions around the EB-5 program,” said Brian Ostar, Senior VP of Global Operations. “Sharing what we’ve been able to accomplish in NoMa and areas similar to NoMa is a critical component of helping our legislators understand the value of the program as a strong, tax-free economic development tool.”

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Congress soon could make it harder for rich people to move to the U.S.

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The original plan was to attract foreign investment to blighted neighborhoods. But instead, the controversial EB-5 investor visa enabled affluent Chinese to park their cash in high-end real estate in Beverly Hills and Manhattan — benefiting developers such as President Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

Now the visas criticized as “green cards for cash” face a questionable future, with some members of Congress refusing to reauthorize the program, which expires Friday, unless there is significant reform.

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EB-5 likely to be extended again; deadline looms

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Once again Congress is poised to decide the fate of the EB-5 program that enables foreign investors – many of whom are Chinese – to pump between $500,000 and $1 million into US projects that create jobs in return for visas.

EB-5 is scheduled to expire on Friday unless Congress acts. According to Stephen Yale-Loehr, an attorney and Cornell University law professor, Congress is likely to once again extend EB-5 temporarily as it weighs more pressing matters and agrees on changes to the program.

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My Word: Program has created jobs, it must be allowed to do so

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Washington can be a tough place to read. Even so, there’s a policy debate at hand that I find puzzling.

We have a new president who has boldly promised to create 25 million jobs over the next decade and a conservative Congress deeply concerned with reducing the tax burden on the American people and addressing the national debt.

And yet there is a federal program on the books right now that answers all calls but faces possible expiration on the eve of the Trump administration’s 100-day mark.

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