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Development is a safer investment versus others just like it because of the kushner's proximity to the trump administration. now the chinese company also reportedly guaranteed green cards in its materials, and grassley says if the company used that specific language, it's fraudulent. you're not allowed to guarantee green cards under this program. now he's asking two government agencies to investigate, homeland security which oversees eb-5 visas and the s.e.c. which helps polices companies to finance investors. grassley never mentioned kushner's companies in the letter to these agencies but jar...

Name the kushner companies, but he does mention a chinese company working to attract investors for a kushner real estate project in new jersey. let's bring in cnn's cristina alesci to help figure this out for us. how serious are the allegations for the kushner family? >> reporter: well, the optics aren't good. they are straight up bad. the kushner family business is now associated with a chinese company that a republican senator wants investigated for fraud. here's the background. kushner companies worked with this chinese firm to pitch eb-5 visas to local investors for an apartment complex in...

Oligarchs and their business interests are tapped on a regular basis by russian intelligence for information, yes. >> so, were any of the on oligarchs investing in u.s. properties owned by then real estate developer trump? >> i don't know the answer to that question. >> are you aware that in 2015 alone there were 106 visas granted to russians for investing in the united states in amounts of money of $500,000 or more? they're called eb-5 visas. >> i'm unaware of that. >> so, as a general rule within the cia, you did not investigate those who were granted eb-5 visas? >> it may have come across o...

Dropping her brother's name during her presentation but she did not apologize for dangling the path to u.s. citizenship because that part is actually perfectly legal. it's part of an almost 30-year-old visa program called eb-5. if after two years an eb-5 visa-holding foreign investor can prove he or she put $500,000 into a rural area or an area of high unemployment and created ten american jobs, he or she is issued a green card. that means permanent residency status which after five years turns into citizenship pretty easily. if you don't want to make your investment in an area that particular...

Donation of about $150,000 and it will take ten or more years to become a citizen. in st. kits you need only invest $400,000 in real estate to get a passport in as little as three months and you don't even have to live there. if you are looking for a bargain, paraguay might be for you. getting permanent residency status sets you back just $5,200. in three years you can become a citizen. often wealthy individuals become citizens of these countries to facilitate visa-free travel. in some cases there are potential tax benefits and countries like selling citizenship and residency because it is an ...