Afghanistan, April 4 -- In a dramatic policy announcement that's making waves globally, President Donald Trump has officially introduced a new $5 million "Gold Card" - a premium residency program aimed at affluent foreigners seeking permanent U.S. residency and a pathway to citizenship.
Speaking aboard Air Force One en route to the LIV Golf tour in Florida, Trump held up a sample of the card, emblazoned with his own image, calling it the "Trump card."
The Gold Card revamps the long-standing EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, which previously required foreign nationals to invest around $1 million and create U.S.-based jobs to qualify for a green card. Under the new plan, deep-pocketed individuals can bypass much of that process with a direct...