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Title Employment-based immigration : background and risks of the immigrant investor (EB-5) program / Roy Mcguire, editor
Published New York : Nova Publishers, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Immigration in the 21st century: political, social and economic issues
Immigration in the 21st century: political, social and economic issues.
Contents EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRATION BACKGROUND AND RISKS OF THE IMMIGRANT INVESTOR (EB-5) PROGRAM ; EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRATION BACKGROUND AND RISKS OF THE IMMIGRANT INVESTOR (EB-5) PROGRAM ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE; Chapter 1 IMMIGRANT INVESTOR PROGRAM: ADDITIONAL ACTIONS NEEDED TO BETTER ASSESS FRAUD RISKS AND REPORT ECONOMIC BENEFITS* ; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY ; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS ; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS ; BACKGROUND
USCIS AND OTHERS HAVE IDENTIFIED UNIQUE FRAUD RISKS TO THE EB-5 PROGRAM AND COULD BENEFIT FROM PLANNING AND CONDUCTING REGULAR FUTURE RISK ASSESSMENTS Uncertain Source of Immigrant Investor Funds ; Legitimacy of Investment Entity ; Appearance of Favoritism and Special Access; USCIS HAS TAKEN SOME STEPS TO ADDRESS FRAUD RISKS, BUT ADDITIONAL CONTROLS COULD IMPROVE FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION ; USCIS has Taken Some Steps to Enhance Its Fraud Risk Management Efforts; USCIS Established an Organizational Structure to Better Address Fraud Risks ; USCIS Established Fraud Awareness Training
USCIS took Steps to Improve Law Enforcement Collaboration Limitations in USCIS's Information Collection and Use Hamper its Ability to Detect and Mitigate Fraud Risks ; Limitations in Electronic Data on EB-5 PROGRAM Regional Center Applicants and Immigrant Investors; FDNS's Project Site Visits are Limited in Number and Scope, but FDNS has Taken Steps to Expand them ; USCIS does not Interview Immigrant Investors Seeking Removal of Permanent Residency Conditions; USCIS Does not Collect Certain Applicant Information that Could Help Mitigate Fraud
USCIS has Made Efforts to Enhance Its Statutory Authority to Help Mitigate Risks Associated with the EB-5 ProgramUSCIS HAS INCREASED ITS CAPACITY FOR VERIFYING JOB CREATION BUT DOES NOT USE A VALID AND RELIABLE METHODOLOGY FOR REPORTING PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS ; USCIS Strengthened Its Workforce, Guidance, Training, and Process for Verifying Job Creation ; USCIS's Methodology for Reporting Program Outcomes Is Not Valid and Reliable in Certain Instances
USCIS-Commissioned Study to Assess Overall Program Benefits Addresses Some Past Limitations, but Not the Costs, of the EB-5 Program CONCLUSION ; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION ; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; End Notes ; Chapter 2 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES' EMPLOYMENT-BASED FIFTH PREFERENCE (EB-5) REGIONAL CENTER PROGRAM ; ABBREVIATIONS ; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; BACKGROUND ; EB-5 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; APPLICATION PROCESS; USCIS' MISSION LIMITATIONS ; FOREIGN INVESTMENTS AND JOB CREATION ; PROGRAM INTEGRITY ; REGIONAL CENTER ACCOUNTABILITY
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects
Immigrants -- Employment -- United States
Immigrants -- United States -- Economic conditions
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
Investments, Foreign
SUBJECT United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
Author Mcguire, Roy, editor
LC no. 2020676205
ISBN 9781634846547
1634846540