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2w ago

Trump Plans ‘Gold Card’ Alternative to Green Cards for ‘High Level People’

www.nytimes.com Trump Plans ‘Gold Card’ Alternative to Green Cards for ‘High Level People’

President Trump said the cards would have “a higher level of sophistication” than green cards and cost applicants about $5 million.

TL;DR; he wants to let in rich white people as citizens and not anybody else.

Contrast this with Nauru, which is also selling an expensive visa...so that their population can leave the island

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silence7 @slrpnk.net

2w ago

Trump Plans ‘Gold Card’ Alternative to Green Cards for ‘High Level People’

www.nytimes.com /2025/02/25/us/politics/trump-gold-card-immigration.html

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We already have a gold card dipshit that violated the immigration laws. Tump licks his toes

This'll let Russians become US citizens and avoid sanctions too, bonus!
- That's the entire purpose.

Honestly I'm just sad we already had a program like this. I didn't read the NYT article but ones from NPR and AP, didn't go into much detail about the existing one.
Idk, maybe if the money went to approved charities or cancer research foundations? Instead of a business for jobs, which isn't inherently bad, but easily exploitable. I'm guessing this new system will be worse and have fewer restrictions.