Strategy for funding hybrid auto plant in Baldwin emerges

Strategy for funding hybrid auto plant in Baldwin emerges Saturday, September 26, 2009 By CRAIG MYERS Staff Reporter BAY MINETTE — Crucial to a Chinese company’s plans to bring a hybrid automobile factory to north Baldwin County is a little-known U.S. government program that encourages immigrant investment in exchange for a path to citizenship. Nearly [...]

Visa program attracts foreigners and their money

Visa program attracts foreigners and their money MONICA HATCHER MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS Published: September 19, 2009 MIAMI — As wealthy foreign nationals increasingly flock to South Florida to buy distressed real estate, some are seeking an added return on their investment: a green card. Local immigration attorneys say a growing number of Latin American and European [...]