In just 24 hours, 15,000 foreigners have applied online for a “gold card” to permanently settle in the US. This was announced by President Donald Trump. Trump has called this program a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” under which any foreigner will have to pay $5 million to the US government to get US citizenship and other benefits. Along with inviting wealthy foreigners, the president is running a controversial nationwide deportation campaign against illegal immigrants and the crackdown on immigrants in the US is continuing on a war footing. Trump wrote on Truth Social Media, “Since the site was launched last night, over 15,000 foreigners have expressed their desire to come to the US under the Gold Card program, which means $75 billion will come to the US treasury.” The website asks foreigners for their name, region, email address, and whether they want to come to the US to live or do business. It is worth noting that many foreigners have requested the site just to know the details of the program.
