Trump plan sells 'Gold Card' visas for $1M as critics warn of pay-to-play that could be abused
The new "Trump Gold Card" will include the same vetting process any typical visa applicant must go through, except it's going to cost them a hefty fee. Under the new...
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The new "Trump Gold Card" will include the same vetting process any typical visa applicant must go through, except it's going to cost them a hefty fee. Under the new pay-to-play immigration framework launched Wednesday, individuals will be allowed to obtain lawful entry into the United States, assuming they can pay – and pass – the $15,000 vetting process and have an extra $1 million to fork over as well. Businesses will also be allowed to participate, costing them $2 million per person they would like to bring over. At an economic roundtable at the White House Wednesday, President Donald Trump and United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick previewed the new "Trump Gold Card" program ahead of its launch later that same day. "So for an individual it's $1 million. And for a corporation it's $2 million. And, as the president said, for a corporation, they spend $2 million, they can then have an employee, full vetted, the best vetting the government has ever done – $15,000 vetting to make sure these people absolutely qualify to be in America, absolutely qualify. And then the company can keep them here and they have a path to citizenship," Lutnick said from the White House on Wednesday. EXCLUSIVE: MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS LEAVE US IN RECORD-BREAKING YEAR UNDER TRUMP POLICIES, DHS SAYS "Obviously, they have to be perfect people in America and having passed the vetting after five years they'll be available to become citizens. And then the corporation can put someone else on the card. So, for a company that can keep putting people on the card, one person per card, and for an individual, it's $1 million and it's a gift to the United States of America to the to help America be great again under Donald Trump." Trump followed up, saying "it's really two gifts," noting that not only will it bring "billions" in revenue to the United States, but it will also help the country retain "some tremendous people" that would otherwise be forced to leave the United States. Just…