Mr. President. in 1989 this body adopted a provision that said anybody who will invest $500.000 or $1 million in this country and create or maintain 10 jobs can get a green card for 2 years and. 3 years later. have American citizenship. The program never took off. and since that time a cottage industry has grown up of people who were advertising in Taiwan and Oman and saying: "$100.000 is all you need. You give us a $400.000 promissory note. you still get your green card." The INS says it is impossible to monitor. You dont know where these people are coming from. you dont know where their money is coming from. Mr.
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Generalization about people from Taiwan and Oman seeking green cards through investment.