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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 840908" data-attributes="member: 12952">Mexicans Use Wealth to Enter U.S. &amp; Avoid Violence&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Wealthy Mexicans Are Increasingly Investing in the U.S. to Escape Cartel ViolenceBy Teke WigginMexican businessman Juan Jose Pardo had finally seen enough of the&nbsp; drug killings in his country, and was increasingly worried over the&nbsp; safety of his wife and two children.“You feel that the problem is approaching,” he said. “We decided it’s&nbsp; better to start taking action instead of waiting for something to&nbsp; happen.” Pardo is one of a rapidly increasing number of wealthy Mexicans&nbsp; to who are attempting to escape the violence by investing $500,000 or&nbsp; more in American business projects — thereby earning legal and permanent&nbsp; residency status in the U.S.“It appears to be the easiest way to get your papers so you can&nbsp; immigrate,” said Pardo, who manages a clothing center and tourism&nbsp; company in Mexico City.Members of the Mexican elite are filing for EB-5 visas, which can&nbsp; grant the well-heeled financiers and their families green cards in&nbsp; exchange for investments in projects demonstrated to create or sustain&nbsp; 10 U.S. jobs.but who will be getting these jobs?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 840908, member: 12952"] [B]Mexicans Use Wealth to Enter U.S. & Avoid Violence[/B] [B]Wealthy Mexicans Are Increasingly Investing in the U.S. to Escape Cartel Violence By Teke Wiggin[/B] Mexican businessman Juan Jose Pardo had finally seen enough of the drug killings in his country, and was increasingly worried over the safety of his wife and two children. “You feel that the problem is approaching,” he said. “We decided it’s better to start taking action instead of waiting for something to happen.” Pardo is one of a rapidly increasing number of wealthy Mexicans to who are attempting to escape the violence by investing $500,000 or more in American business projects — thereby earning legal and permanent residency status in the U.S. “It appears to be the easiest way to get your papers so you can immigrate,” said Pardo, who manages a clothing center and tourism company in Mexico City. Members of the Mexican elite are filing for EB-5 visas, which can grant the well-heeled financiers and their families green cards in exchange for investments in projects demonstrated to create or sustain 10 U.S. jobs. [COLOR=magenta]but who will be getting these jobs?[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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