EB-5 Program: Successes, Challenges and Opportunities for States and Localities
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Bipartisan Policy Center1225 Eye Street NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
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Since the recession, the federal EB-5 immigrant investor visa program has skyrocketed in popularity, propelled by a regional center program providing potential avenues for funding high-value public and private infrastructure projects. Responsible for an increasing number of important civic projects and the creation of thousands of jobs, the EB-5 program has also come under fire for being susceptible to fraud, easily manipulated, and in need of serious reform.
As the clock ticks toward the program’s expiration at the end of September without congressional action, BPC held a panel discussion on the successes, challenges and opportunities for states and localities funding infrastructure and other high-priority projects, often in economically distressed areas.
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EB-5 Program: Successes, Challenges and Opportunities for States and Localities
Featuring
Governor Mike Beebe
Former Governor of Arkansas
Member, BPC Governors’ Council
Governor Jim Douglas
Former Governor of Vermont
Member, BPC Governors’ Council
George Olsen
Co-Founder & Managing Principal, New York City Regional Center
Moderated by:
Theresa Brown
Director of Immigration Policy, BPC
@BPC_TBrown
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