Celebrity Access, Citizenship Myths, and the Illusion of Power
Nicki Minaj finds out her gold card to get US citizenship wasn't real after her recent White House visit. By SDC News One WASHINGTON DC [IFS] -- The spectacle of celebrity politics reached a new low this week as reports circulated that Nicki Minaj believed she had secured a so-called “gold card” pathway to U.S. citizenship following a White House visit connected to Donald Trump—only to later discover no such legal mechanism exists. That revelation should surprise no one. There is no lawful program that allows a sitting president to personally “sell” U.S. citizenship. While some countries operate formal citizenship-by-investment programs, the United States does not. At most, wealthy foreign nationals may pursue investor visas, which still require years of residency, compliance with immigration law, and ultimately the same naturalization process as everyone else. Any attempt to bypass that process would be unconstitutional and easily overturned by a future administration. Which ...