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LOS ANGELES — Eighteen immigrants have sued the federal government to allege they were wrongly denied entry into a program that grants legal residency to foreign entrepreneurs. The program allows entrepreneurs who wish to immigrate to America to invest $500,000 and directly or indirectly create 10 jobs in exchange for a conditional residency, said Ira Kurzban, the Miami-based attorney representing the plaintiffs In a lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, the plaintiffs said they invested in a nearly $12 million project to renovate a Riverside, Calif., office building that had been vacant for two years before renting it to a tenant who created 278 jobs. The plaintiffs hail from China, India, Iran and other countries. "At a time of high unemployment, when these investments are supposed to create jobs for U.S. workers, it's difficult to understand why (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) would deny the petitions of people who have put up all this money," said Ira Kurzban. A call seeking comment from a USCIS spokeswoman in Los Angeles was not immediately returned. Kurzban added that some of the plaintiffs had their admission to the program revoked after gaining entry. The immigrants were traveling a well-worn path to residency by investing through American Life Development Company LLC, which has experience setting up limited partnerships on projects for groups of immigrants, Kurzban said. http://www.pjstar.com/free/x551366486/18-immigrants-sue-U-S-over-entry-program-denials
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