So the difference between being an exploited refugee and a valued visa holder is really a matter of price point and celebrity association. Because in the US, freedom is apparently not free, especially when you invest in New Jersey real estate.
Representatives from the Kushner family business are encouraging wealthy Chinese citizens to “invest $500,000 and immigrate to the United States."
A ruling class is all about family values of the nepotistic celebrity association… a.k.a. the self-dealing of the Trump administration, because “branding”. And you don’t have to ride in a crowded shipping container.
So it’s Kushner as Coyotaje with a higher entry fee, because aren’t your human rights a proportional function of your wealth … like AHCA is not for the poor and refugees need to “go back where they came from”.
Representatives from the Kushner family business are encouraging wealthy Chinese citizens to “invest $500,000 and immigrate to the United States."
That was the tagline for an event held Saturday in the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton in Beijing, The Washington Post reported. A woman identified as the sister of senior presidential advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner delivered a message encouraging those in the room to invest in a New Jersey real estate project to get an investor visa.
The visa, known as the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program, gives foreign investors the opportunity to invest in projects in the U.S. that create jobs. It then lets them apply to immigrate to the U.S.
The event was hosted by the Chinese company Qiaowai, which is working to get funding for Kushner 1, a project in New Jersey.
In Confessions of a Confidence Man, Edward H. Smith lists the "six definite steps or stages of growth" of a confidence game.[6] He notes that some steps may be omitted.
- Foundation Work
- Preparations are made in advance of the game, including the hiring of any assistants required.
- Approach
- Build-up
- The victim is given an opportunity to profit from a scheme. The victim's greed is encouraged, such that their rational judgment of the situation might be impaired.
- Pay-off or Convincer
- The victim receives a small payout as a demonstration of the scheme's effectiveness. This may be a real amount of money, or faked in some way. In a gambling con, the victim is allowed to win several small bets. In a stock market con, the victim is given fake dividends.
- The Hurrah
- A sudden crisis or change of events forces the victim to act immediately. This is the point at which the con succeeds or fails.
- The In-and-In
- A conspirator (in on the con, but assumes the role of an interested bystander) puts an amount of money into the same scheme as the victim, to add an appearance of legitimacy to the scheme. This can reassure the victim, and give the con man greater control when the deal has been completed.
- In addition, some games require a "corroboration" step, particularly those involving a "rare item". This usually includes the use of an accomplice who plays the part of an uninvolved (initially skeptical) third party, who later confirms the claims made by the con man.[6]