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【移民政策】美国ABC新闻网揭开EB-5戏剧性延期内幕

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  现行的EB-5法律,在由国会重量级议员Grassly等人草拟并势在必成地推动EB-5改革提案后,在该提案经无数次讨论、对抗、修改及业内高手每天跟踪分析解读之后,在无数投资人抢时间办贷款、交申请之后,于15日宣布无变化延期到2016年9月30日。这种戏剧性的变化,估计是99.9%的人都意想不到的。这背后当然是利益集团的博弈,但是这最后扭转乾坤的巨手又是谁伸出来的呢?答案有些出乎意料。

  12月17日,美国数家媒体发表了内幕性报导,其中美国ABC新闻网的报道最为详细,现在就节选主要情节分享给大家。全文链接为 http://abcnews.go.com/Business/lobbyists-declare-victory-visa-reform-measure-dies-quietly/story?id=35818901。

  以下是兆龙移民对本文进行的独家翻译及评论:

  There are well-documented national security concerns and abuse of the program, and a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on reform,” Sen. Chuck Grassley told ABC News in a written statement. “It should have been a no-brainer, but now it’s a missed opportunity.
  参议员Chuck Grassley在提供给美国ABC新闻网的书面声明中表示,“目前已经存在证据确凿的国家安全以及滥用EB-5计划的相关问题,而两党和两院也就EB-5改革计划达成了一致意见。这原本应该是一个非常容易做出的决定,但现在我们错过了机会。”
(笔者认为虽然Grassley是保守派,但他的一些主张是值得思考的,比如大力防止欺诈等,这是有利于保护投资者。)

  Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, who worked with Grassley on the program's overhaul, said the EB-5 program has "long been abused and is in dire need of reform.” "We pushed aggressively for its inclusion in the omnibus appropriations bill but congressional leadership inexcusably rejected this much-needed reform," he said.
  佛蒙特州参议员Patrick Leahy一直以来与Grassley议员致力于EB-5计划的彻底改革,他认为EB-5计划“已经被长期滥用且急需改革”,并表示“我们积极提议将EB-5计划改革纳入政府综合拨款法案中,但国会领导层不可原谅地否决了这一迫切需要的改革。”
(笔者认为这位昔日的EB-5的最大支持者,倒是应当先看看自己的州是不是已经有对EB-5的滥用了,避免灯下黑是永远的任务。)

  At the Capitol, the legislation was defeated by a group of lawmakers led by New York Democrat Chuck Schumer, who argued that security improvements were a good idea, but the way the reform was written would unfairly hurt investments in his home state.
  在国会大厦,改革提案在以纽约州民主党人Chuck Schumer为首的一群立法者的反对下被否决了,Chuck Schumer认为改革能够改善国家安全问题固然可取,但所提议的改革方式将会不公平地对纽约州的投资造成伤害。

  Regardless of how it died, lobbying groups cheered the reforms' downfall Tuesday night. A lobbyist for one group, called the "EB-5 Investment Coalition." posted a message on Twitter declaring victory.
  无论改革因何种原因而受到挫败,游说组织已经于周二晚间开始庆祝改革的失败。其中名为“EB-5投资联盟”的游说组织的一名说客在推特上发布了一条宣告胜利的信息。
(这里是指由我们行业的好朋友、苏丰原苏总参与领导的名为EB-5IC的组织,与笔者同样毕业于GW法学院的Laura Reiff律师为该组织主席。)

  So proud of our EB-5 Investment Coalition... TY [Thank You] Schumer Cornyn and Flake," it read, referring to other opposition lawmakers Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.
  该条信息是这样写的:“我为我们的组织(EB-5投资联盟)感到骄傲,谢谢你们,Schumer Cornyn and Flake
(译者注:即指其他反对派立法者德克萨斯州议员John Cornyn和亚利桑那州议员Jeff Flake)。”

  Unexpected Defeat in Congress
  在国会遭受意料之外的失利

  Leahy and Grassley, both senior members of their parties in high ranking positions, said they thought they had the support needed to push through the reform measure. But during weeks of discussions behind closed doors, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) emerged as a staunch opponent, arguing that the changes to the program would unfairly limit the amount of EB-5 money that could be used on projects in New York City. That’s because of a provision in the reform proposal intended to more narrowly direct the investment money to projects in low income areas.
  同在各自党内身居高位的资深议员Leahy和Grassley都表示他们原以为已经获得了促使改革提案通过的足够支持。但在持续数周的闭门讨论中,纽约州议员Chuck Schumer成为了改革提案的坚定反对者。他认为改革提案将不公平地限制纽约市获得EB-5项目资金,因为改革提案中包含了将投资资金更严格地投入到低收入地区的项目中的相关规定。

  At present, close to 20 percent of the investment funds raised by foreign investors seeking visas winds up backing a New York City development. Many of those projects include glitzy high rise buildings in wealthier parts of New York. But even those projects, Schumer argued, were able to create large numbers of jobs in neighboring, low income parts of the city.
  目前,寻求获得移民签证的外国投资者筹集的投资资金中的有近20%最终投入到纽约市的开发项目中,而其中包括了许多在纽约的富人区建造奢华高楼的项目。但Schumer议员认为,即使是这些项目也能够为与纽约相邻的低收入地区创造大量的就业岗位。

  A spokesperson for the senator told ABC News that Schumer did not oppose efforts to eliminate national security and fraud risks associated with the program.
  Schumer议员的一位发言人向美国ABC新闻网透露, Schumer议员并不反对消除与EB-5计划关联的国家安全隐患和欺诈风险。

  “Sen. Schumer supports reforms that will bring transparency and accountability to the EB-5 program, but strongly believes that the EB-5 program should continue to act as a catalyst for thousands upon thousands of jobs throughout New York,” said Matt House, a Schumer spokesman. “The proposed reforms would have crippled the program and would have held back job growth in urban and low-income areas in cities across the country.”
  “Schumer议员对能够提高EB-5计划透明度和可靠性的改革持支持态度,但仍然坚信EB-5计划应该继续成为在纽约州全州创造成千上万就业岗位的催化剂。”Schumer议员的一位发言人Matt House表示。“这次的改革提案将会使EB-5计划陷入瘫痪,并且会抑制美国城市地区和低收入地区的就业岗位增长。”

  Negotiators said Schumer attracted support from Republican Sens. Cornyn and Flake. Instead of passing the reform measures, they agreed, they would extend the program for another 10 months without making any changes.
  谈判人士称Schumer议员获得了共和党议员Cornyn和Flake的支持并达成了一致意见,即反对改革提案,并将EB-5计划在不做任何改动的条件下再延长10个月。

  Grassley expressed deep disappointment in the outcome.
     Grassley议员对最终结果感到十分失望。

  “Leadership allowed the negotiations to be hijacked by a small number of special interest groups who wanted the status-quo and the necessary reforms were shoved aside,” he told ABC News.
  他向美国ABC新闻网表示,“国会领导层默许了谈判受到一小部分希望维持现状而将必要改革推到一边的特殊利益群体的胁迫。”


  结语:EB-5现有提案虽然延期了,但这次几乎通过的改革提案会不会在2016年9月30日前卷土重来?答案是:可能会。所有EB-5投资人必须引起注意的是:从现在起到2016年9月30日期间的任何时候,EB-5投资移民仍有涨价的可能。从此次几经曲折的“9.30变法年度大戏”,想必大家早已见识了美国国会各种利益集团博弈力量的强大,也亲自体验了一把移民政策的变化无常(大家还可自行回忆加拿大投资移民的一刀切政策)。也正是因此,50万美金留给大家的时间绝不是板上钉钉的9个月。EB-5逃过涨价一劫,但是此刻并非轻松一刻,有刚性需求的家庭,还是应早办理早安全!

  还有,这只大老虎依然对大家虎视眈眈,在未来的几个月,已经持续一段时间的递案高峰虽会稍有松弛,但绝不会崖断式降低,所以越早递案,越早拿到优先日期,才能越降低带来的影响。最后的50万美金黄金时代,且行且珍惜!

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