Bipartisan critics in Washington say they want to revamp the visa program because it is often abused. It supports high-end luxury projects, like the Kushner family deal, instead of promoting job creation in rural America or distressed urban areas, as it was intended. That role has heightened the Kushner family name in a nation accounting for more than 80 percent of the EB-5 visas issued. Hillary Clinton’s brother Anthony Rodham was once cited for inappropriate appeals to government officials about a grant through this very same visa program. But the matters involving Mr. Kushner, the White House and Kushner Companies are different.

Source: New York Times May 09, 2017 01:30 UTC