President Donald Trump’s administration officially launched his “Trump Gold Card” On Wednesday, the US announced a new visa program that would allow non-US citizens to obtain a faster way to enter the US. The site Trumpcard.gov will charge a high price for this service. “apply now” After completing a background or vetting check, applicants are required to make a payment of $15,000 (R254,563). “contribution” The website refers to it as a “gift” It costs $1m (R16.9m), which is equivalent to a Green Card, to obtain the visa that allows you to live and work legally in the US.“Basically it’s a green card, but much better. Much more powerful, a much stronger path,” Trump spoke to reporters at the White House. “A path is a big deal. Have to be great people.”Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick reported that approximately 10,000 people had signed up for the “gold card” during a period of pre-registration and he expects many others to follow suit. “I would expect over time we’d sell thousands of the cards and raise billions, billions of dollars,” Lutnick, in a short interview with Reuters, said that the programme of the gold cards would bring more people to the US and benefit the US economy. He compared this to “average” He did not provide evidence for the assertion. Trump’s administration has pursued a broad crackdown on immigration, deporting hundreds of thousands who were in the country illegally and taking measures to discourage legal immigration. He did not provide evidence for the assertion.Trump’s administration has pursued a broad crackdown on immigration, deporting hundreds of thousands of people who were in the country illegally and taking measures to discourage legal immigration.The gold card programme is the Trump version of a counter balance to that, designed to make money for the US Treasury in the same way the president, a former New York businessman and reality television host, has claimed his tariff program has successfully done.Lutnick said there was also a corporate version of the gold card that allowed companies to get expedited visas for employees they wanted to work in the US for a $2m (R33.9m) contribution per employee.Reuters
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