From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.
What do these four things have in common: a __________ wind farm in the American state of Washington, a gold mine in Idaho, a new casino in Las Vegas and ski resort __________in Vermont. Theyre all investment vehicles for wealthy foreigners seeking green cards to live in the United States.
Under American law, foreigners can get such __________ if they invest at least 500,000 dollars to create at least 10 jobs in the country. Here is an example of how the program works.
A few years ago, Jordan Gagner and his wife needed to move from their home in Canada to a drier climate, like Arizona. At first, the __________of moving south of the border permanently seemed unlikely.
Being a self-employed wealth manager and a teacher, those are two __________ that are not on the top 10 lists of visas being given to foreigners to come down to the U.S.
But then he heard about the __________. He and several other foreign investors offered $500,000 each to build an assisted living center in Bellingham, Washington. Mr Gagner was credited with creating lots of jobs during the recession and his whole family received green cards.
Immigration lawyer David Andersson organized the deal.
If you have a solid investment and there may be a benefit which __________ mere return, such as the ability to move your family to America, then an investor may consider a lower return than, for example, a bank.
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