EB5 INVESTORS M AGAZINE
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W hy M any I nvestors D ream of EB-5
to H elp A chieve E ducational G oals
for T heir C hildren
The EB-5 option can ease the stress of applying for and attending American universities,
reduce tuition, open up federal student aid and government-backed student loans,
and enable students to stay in the U.S. after graduation.
By Robert Garmong
A
me r ic a i s t he go-to de st i n at ion for t he
majority of the world’s overseas students. 1
Nea rly a qua r te r of a l l b orde r-c rossi ng
st udent s c ho ose t he U.S. a s t hei r dest i nat ion. 2
Despite a recent drop-off, international enrollments
i n A m e r i c a n s c ho ol s a n d u n i v e r s it ie s r e m a i n
strong, with an estimated 1.1 million students in
2017. 3 A major priority for most foreign nationals
who are considering EB-5 investments in America is
education for their children.
There is good reason for the U.S. to be the world’s
dest i nat ion of choice for educat ion. Employers
around the world list problem-solving ability as
one of the hardest-to-find leadership sk ills, and
A me r i c a’s s c ho ol s a r e c o m mo n l y r e g a rd e d a s
leaders in teaching this skill. 4 While schools around
the world are attempting to shake age-old traditions
of rote memorization, American schools encourage
independent thinking in research and writing from
kindergarten on.