President Donald Trump has said he does not need Congress to create so-called gold cards to offer foreign nationals a path to citizenship at the price of $5 million, but immigration policy experts and some Republican lawmakers cast doubt that a president could implement such a plan alone.
As nebulous as Trump’s proposal stands at this point, current law imposes limits on green cards such as the number of cards that can be issued in the EB-5 program that Trump ultimately wants to replace, as well as the price and conditions for making it happen, experts say.
And interviews with Senate Republicans engaged on homeland security and immigration issues suggest any legislative plans for authorization of the gold card was not at the forefront of their minds.
