White House Releases ‘Modernizing & Streamlining Our Legal Immigration System for the 21st Century’  – Report specifically addresses the EB-5 program, recommending enhancements to avoid fraud, abuse, and criminal activity; measures to ensure that the program is reaching its full potential in terms of job creation and economic growth; and policies to streamline the program to make it efficient and stable for participants in the program, including petitioners and Regional Centers.

Portugal brings back ‘golden’ migration visas for wealthy foreigners – The Portuguese government has passed a decree reinstating the granting of golden visas for wealthy foreigners. Earlier in the week it had been announced that the program had been suspended since July 1 in order to introduce new regulation.