Donald Trump is clamping down on poor immigrants entering America. But for rich ones he is rolling out the red carpet. Replacing an existing scheme offering green cards to foreigners who invest in US businesses, the president has outlined a plan to sell “gold cards” for $5mn each that will provide permanent residency. Trump has said applicants will be wealthy, successful, spend a lot of money, and pay a lot of taxes. He said the scheme would provide a route to citizenship, though details remain hazy. What is clear is that the president aims to deploy a potentially powerful new weapon in the worldwide battle to attract the rich and their cash.
唐納•川普(Donald Trump)正在嚴厲打擊貧窮移民進入美國。但對於富有的移民，他正在鋪開紅地毯。總統概述了一項出售「金卡」的計劃，每張「金卡」售價500萬美元，將提供永久居留權，以取代向投資美國企業的外國人提供綠卡的現有計劃。川普表示，申請者將是富有的、成功的，會花很多錢並繳納大量稅款。他說，該計劃將提供一條獲得公民身份的途徑，儘管細節仍不清楚。顯而易見的是，總統的目標是在吸引富人及其資金的全球爭奪戰中部署一種潛力強勁的新武器。