This week, we recapped EB-5 media coverage from the first quarter of 2015. Below are a handful of articles from the preceding three months that show how EB-5 is working for America.
- An EB-5 project that fits visa program’s original intent 03/07/15 by Sanjay Bhatt, Seattle Times
“Today, more than 150 well-paid workers are manufacturing raw carbon fiber for BMW’s electric cars in the ASPI Technology Park in Moses Lake – an example of how EB-5 can aid job creating, as it was intended to do…”
“You’re getting dollars into rural communities that otherwise would have a slim to no chance of attracting traditional bank financing because the risks are perceived to be too high… This is a program that in my opinion is a win-win. It’s a win for the investor. It’s a win for the US economy.”
– Kim Foster, Aero Space Port International Group Regional Center (ASPI) attorney
- Leahy supports EB-5 program despite new state controls 03/25/15 by WCAX News
- EB-5 Program a primary way Chinese are investing in and moving to the United States 03/07/15 by Alan Blondin, The Sun News
“EB-5 is economic development… I think it means good things for the area. In our market it’s going to be great for us for long-term sustainability.”
– Tom Morrison, America EB-5 Group
- Navajo Prez Calls For Foreign Investment Via EB-5 Program 03/03/15 by Andrew Westney, Law360
“It’s always capital that is the stumbling block for the success of small business n the reservation… The EB-5 program gives us the opportunity to receive capital and the business acumen from foreign investors. This is a great program to be a part of…Unfortunately, the Americans don’t invest in Native American, so we’ve had to find other ways to do it, EB-5 was one of the easier ways to get things started.”
– Ben Shelly, President of the Navajo Nation
- Jeb Bush: We must ‘dramatically expand’ immigrants coming to work 02/04/15 by Pam Key, Breitbart
- Polis, Amodei Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Permanently Authorize Investor Visa Program 01/28/15, Polis.house.gov