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Weiland Proposes Ending EB5 Program

Weiland Proposes Ending EB5 Program

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Rick Weiland, the democratic candidate for the US Senate in South Dakota says the EB-5 program is unfair, and un-American. That federal visa program has been a core issue in this falls political scene in the state.

Weiland says no one should be able to buy their way into the country…

 

Weiland says he would make it a priority issue if he is elected…

 

Republican candidate Mike Rounds supports the program, saying when he was governor it helped create “thousands” of jobs in the state. Weiland says there are studies that don’t agree…

 

Weiland says it is a complicated issue that is hard to understand.

 

Weiland appeared on “Drivetime with Fred Forman” on 570 WNAX yesterday. Republican candidate Mike Rounds is scheduled to appear this (Wednesday) afternoon on Drivetime.

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