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The surprising thing is we already have this very program:

Under the EB-5 program for investors, by investing $500k in a targeted high unemployment area in a capital intensive project that creates jobs, an investor can get a green card.

I had no idea this program existed until this NYTimes program on ski resort Jay Peak, which raised $250m through the program. [http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/travel/with-renovations...]

Now if we'd only apply to entrepreneurs what we're already doing for investors...




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