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<p>Comment: EB5 Reg Battle<br>
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There are two factions in the Trump administration that are battling it out
on the finalization of the new EB5 Regulation.
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1) Steven Miller Faction – “The Quantity Faction” – This faction is in full
operational control of USCIS/DHS. The acting director of USCIS, Ken
Cuccinelli, comes from this faction, and so do the heads of CBP and ICE. In
addition, several members within two/three/four levels of officials under
these heads also come from this faction. Many of these people have
connections with anti-immigration organizations such as CIS, FAIR and
NumbersUSA. There are multiple daily calls made from Steven Miller and his
people in the White House to these officials in the immigration agencies.
This faction is generally anti-immigration and wants to reduce all
immigration numbers as much as possible.
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2) Jared Kushner Faction – “The Quality Faction” – Jared Kushner is
occupied mostly with large issues such as Criminal Justice, Middle East
Peace, Opiod Crisis, but does find time occasionally to push large scale
immigration initiatives. President Trump has identified immigration as a
centerpiece of his re-election campaign and is eager to show that he has
kept the promises he made on immigration during the last election. This
week, Kushner and his faction presented a immigration overhaul plan within
the White House which keeps the total immigration numbers unchanged but
makes immigration “merit-based”–increasing the “quality” of immigrants.
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These two factions are at war with each other on many immigration
issues–for instance, the “The Quantity Faction” opposes the proposed
immigration plan because it wants a reduction in the total number of
immigrants–not just the increase in quality. On EB5 regulation, Mr.
Kushner’s companies are developers who have used EB5 in the past and his
friends are telling Mr. Kushner that this regulation is a bad idea and will
hurt developers. It appears that there were deliberations in the White
House in the last 7 days and a call went out from someone working at the
direction of Mr. Kushner to USCIS requesting them to delay the regulation.
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There have been rumors that the rule has been killed–but despite these
rumors, the regulation has not been killed as of this writing. In sworn
testimony to Congress yesterday under penalty of perjury, Michael Valverde,
the Deputy Associate Director of Field Operations of USCIS, stated that the
regulation will be published “relatively soon” and upon being asked
specifically “so months?” he said it was “less than months, sir.” A career
USCIS official would not perjure himself and risk his job and pension,
hence our conclusion that the regulation is very much alive.
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See the video of the hearing here
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(the statement is at 1:13:44 in the video for a duration of 1:20 minutes).
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An Op-Ed last weekend in the New York Observer, a newspaper owned by a
relative of Mr. Kushner,
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“Real Estate Developers’ Plea to Trump: Don’t Roll Out New EB-5
Regulation” by Brian Darling
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argues that it is in the political interest of the Trump administration to
squash the upcoming EB5 regulation. Please find a political analysis below.
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<strong>
Political Arguments Against the New EB5 Reg
</strong>
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<strong>
Political Calculations Supporting the New EB5
Reg
</strong>
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This regulation kills jobs in New York, LA, Miami
and other major urban centers
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Those in the administration pushing the regulation
know that the regulation changes the location of
the jobs from affluent urban areas to rural areas.
President Trump cannot hope to win New York or
California—he is trying to appeal to Wisconsin and
Iowa by moving jobs there.
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The administration should be worried about angry
voters who are upset about the President not
keeping his promise to create American jobs
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The angry voters that affect the President’s
reelection effort are rural voters in Wisconsin and
Iowa who are suffering due to the trade wars. The
administration sees using this EB5 regulation to
move jobs to rural states as a way of keeping Mr.
Trump’s promise to create American jobs–for rural
voters who will make or break his re-election
efforts.
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Additional investment of $1 Billion is a value to
New York, Los Angeles and Miami
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$1 Billion of investment has a massive impact on
the economies of rural areas that Trump needs to
win for his re-election.
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This is an Obama era regulation; ergo, it must be
stopped
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The administration stopped all Obama era
regulations except this one. This regulation was
pushed forward deliberately because it will help
re-elect President Trump.
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EB-5 is a merit based immigration system
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EB-5 continues to remain a merit based immigration
system under the regulation
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In summary, it is clear that:
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<ul>
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The new EB5 rule is very much alive
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<li>
A battle is under way within the White House on publication of this
rule
</li>
<li>
Calculations of both sides are political–not policy
</li>
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Let us know your thoughts by writing to us at <a href=”mailto:editor@ilw.com” target=”_blank”>editor@ilw.com</a>.
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<p>Focus: India New Reg Event Schedule<br>
<p>
ILW will be conducting events non-stop between the publication of the new
EB5 regulation and the end of the grace period.
</p>
<p>
About ILW India Expos
</p>
<ul>
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India is the #1 EB5 Country, larger than the rest of the world
combined, including China
</li>
<li>
India is currently the world’s fastest growing major economy, it is
growing faster than China, the number of new millionaires created each
year in India is more than China
</li>
<li>
We will quickly put you in front of investors and agents to present
your project to. Our expos will flood you with many prospects in a
short time
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Format:
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Expo featuring seminar and exhibition
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Mini meetings with investors and agents
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Please bring brochures, PowerPoint presentation, table displays and
business cards
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Here is the planned schedule for events in India:
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<strong>EB5 Events in India</strong>
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Day 0: Regulation is in Federal Register Reading Room
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Day 1-7: Assembling the Audiences
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Day 8-14: H1B & India Events
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<strong>Southern India</strong>
: Chennai(2 events), Bangalore(2 events), Hyderabad(2
events)
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Day 15-21: H1B & India Events
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<strong>Northern India</strong>
: Delhi(2 events), Chandigarh(2 events), Ludhiana(2 events)
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Day 22-28: H1B & India Events
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</td>
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<strong>Western India</strong>
: Mumbai(2 events), Ahmedabad(2 events), Baroda(2 events)
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Day 29-30: No Events
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Note: The specific dates for the events will be determined as soon as the
regulation is published.
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<p>
To help our clients make the most of this opportunity, we are surging to
our full capacity. We expect to be fully sold out, we trust you will engage
us promptly.
</p>
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Headline: Grassley On Critical Regulatory Reforms to the EB-5 Investor Visa Program
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Headline: Civil Servants Who Process Immigration Applications Are Being Asked To Help ICE Instead
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Headline: US lawmakers concerned over spike in request for evidences for H1B visas
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Headline: Immigrants And Allies ‘Shut Down ICE’ Offices In D.C.
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<p>ComingsNGoings: Immigration Event<br>
Migration Control – Book Panel
2:00-4:00 p.m., Thursday, November 14, 2019
Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
University of California, San Diego
Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost’s Building, Conference Room 115
9500 Gilman Drive
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