To EB or Not to EB: A Federal Program That Gives Immigrants Permanent Residency in Exchange for Development Funding Is Being Hampered by Bureaucratic Delays

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When lenders tightened the screws on construction financing after the 2008 real estate collapse, south Florida developer Rodrigo Azpurua decided he'd try to ride out the storm but started looking for an alternative way to finance real estate deals. Azpurua found what he was ... (Publication: Florida Trend)