Before reading this article I didn't know that legal immigration status could simply be purchased.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/14/busine...v=top-news
A comparison of the political and economic ideologies of the origination and destination states is telling.
This of course is all perfectly legal with programs specifically designed for its administration. Something to consider for those that scream 'rule of law' in debates regarding immigration. It seems the law is set up to tell penniless and hungry people to fuck off, but if you have some coin a red carpet will be rolled out.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/14/busine...v=top-news
Quote:Wealthy investors from around the world are increasingly shopping for visas or citizenship in other countries, hoping for a personal hedge against their own volatile governments or economies. A vast majority are new millionaires and billionaires from emerging-market countries, especially China, Russia and nations in the Middle East. Often, they’re shopping for passports or entree into Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia.
A comparison of the political and economic ideologies of the origination and destination states is telling.
Quote:Some say they have the potential to offer safe harbor to people who made their fortune through corruption or illegal activities.Sounds like state sponsored money laundering.
This of course is all perfectly legal with programs specifically designed for its administration. Something to consider for those that scream 'rule of law' in debates regarding immigration. It seems the law is set up to tell penniless and hungry people to fuck off, but if you have some coin a red carpet will be rolled out.
