Wealthy Foreigners Buy Their Way to US Citizenship

From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.
这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。

What do these four things have in common: a proposed wind farm in the American state of Washington, a gold mine in Idaho, a new casino in Las Vegas and ski resort expansions in Vermont. They're all investment vehicles for wealthy foreigners seeking green cards to live in the United States.
这四件事有什么共同点:美国华盛顿州拟建的风力发电场,爱达荷州的金矿,拉斯维加斯的一家新赌场和佛蒙特州滑雪胜地的扩张。它们都是外国富人谋求到美国生活的投资工具。

Under American law, foreigners can get such residency if they invest at least 500,000 dollars to create at least 10 jobs in the country. Here is an example of how the program works.
根据美国法律,外国人在美国投资50万美元并创造至少10个就业岗位,就能在美国居留。以下就是该计划如何运作的一个例子。