
Trump Announces Plan To Sell Pathway To Citizenship For The Wealthy With Trump ‘Gold Card’
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Trump referred to his gold card idea as a green card with a “higher level of sophistication."
President Donald Trump made a spontaneous announcement Tuesday after signing executive orders in the Oval Office: He plans to sell a $5 million pathway to citizenship.
The announcement, which is a clear indicator of class discrimination, comes after Trump repeatedly degraded non-wealthy immigrants and ramped up immigration raids.
Within the next two weeks, Trump estimated, “We’re going to be selling a gold card. You have a green card, this is a gold card.”
“We’re going to be putting a price on that card of approximately $5 million and that’s going to give you green card privileges plus,” Trump went on. “It’s going to be a route to citizenship, and wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card.”
According to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Trump’s gold card would essentially replace the current EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, which provides lawful permanent residence to investors, their spouse and their unmarried children under the age of 21.