According to a Rasmussen poll, the public doesn't like President Donald Trump's plan to sell “gold card” citizenship to wealthy foreigners.
From February 27th to March 3rd, the Gold Card Plan is strongly supported by only 22% of voters, including only 38% of Republicans. Opinion survey Of the 1,180 voters.
The plan to sell gold cards for $5 million has been strongly opposed by 33% of all respondents, including 36% of “moderate.”
Overall, the plan is strongly or somewhat supported by 41%, with multiple 47% opposed.
The opposition coincides with a national mood increasingly opposed to economic migration and its countless pocket books and civil costs for ordinary Americans. The Gold Card proposal highlights the growing opposition to the H-1B programme that has created numerous Indian employment managers for US companies.
The administration's plan was developed by former Wall Street investor Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. Trump is pitching it as a way to reduce the deficit and import investors to create jobs.
Trump is also pitching gold cards as a way to guide foreign graduates from American universities into American jobs. “We can keep them in our country, rather than being kicked out…and we are not allowed to stay for the company there to bring about huge numbers of jobs and great success,” he said in a speech to Congress on March 4th.
The plan requires Congressional approval and there are several inexpensive ways to gain US citizenship, so it is doubtful that the plan will attract investors and young graduates.
“President Trump proposed replacing existing visa programs for foreign investors with a “gold card” visa that costs $5 million,” a Rasmussen poll said. Do you want to approve or disapprove your “Gold Card” visa plan? ”
Among political activists, his plan is opposed by 62% of Democrats and is strongly supported by just 38% of Conservatives and Republicans.
The plan is strongly supported by 53% of those who “strongly approve” Trump. But there's 13% strong approval from people who support Trump a bit.
The strongest opposition comes from progressives that normally support the influx of uneducated immigrants from foreign cultures in developing countries such as Afghanistan. 50% of progressives strongly oppose the plan, while only 7% strongly support the plan.
The broad opposition to the plan may be driven by the recognition that citizenship is not something that can be sold, as it requires mutual obligations that are not related to wealth or skills.
But opposition is also caused by populist sympathy consistent with trying to immigrate and fitting into privileged wealthy doubts.
The Rasmussen poll asked the second question. “Is this better for America, poor immigrants who work for their livelihoods, or rich immigrants who bring investment money to the country?”
43% said they “work to earn a living,” while 33% chose “contribute to investment money.”
62% of Democrats chose to “work for a living,” while 49% of Republicans chose to “bringe investment money.”
