为了美国绿卡中国富翁扶贫旧金山_BEC初级作文

为了美国绿卡中国富翁扶贫旧金山

In exchange for their investment, the Chinese hope to attain American green cards through the federal EB-5 program, which allows foreigners to obtain the residency permits for themselves and their families in exchange for investments of $1 million -- with the threshold for high unemployment areas, like the Shipyards, set at $500,000.

作为交换，这些投资的中国富人希望能够通过联邦的EB-5投资移民项目取得美国绿卡。该项目规定外国人在美投资100万美元即可为投资者及家人获得居住许可。如果投资标的是位于目标就业区，比如旧金山造船厂项目，则投资额可降为50万美元。

“We’re very grateful for the monetary support that our Chinese friends have lent to the city and county of San Francisco to make projects like the Shipyards happen,” said Dr. Veronica Hunnicutt, chairwoman of the local Citizens Advisory Committee, which advocates for community interests on the project. “It’s a model program for the community, city and really the nation.”

当地公民咨询委员会主席维罗妮卡·哈尼卡特博士说：“我们非常感谢中国朋友的资金帮助，因为他们借钱给我们，造船厂这样的项目才建得起来。”当地公民咨询委员会一直是该项目利益的拥护者。维罗妮卡·哈尼卡特博士认为：“这是社区、城市、乃至全国的模范项目。”

Initial plans involved a $1.7 billion loan from the state-owned juggernaut China Development Bank, but when that deal fell through in early 2013, Lennar began to lean heavily on money raised through its EB-5 partner organization, the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Center (SFBARC). Over the past two years, SFBARC has tapped into a groundswell of Chinese interest in the EB-5 program, raising $200 million to date. It plans to raise another $250 million in the coming year.