For biofuels, immigration pays
By John Green, Hutchnews.com
A little known U.S. immigration program has helped quietly infuse millions of Asian dollars into development of the ethanol industry in western Kansas over the past five years.
The industry’s recent struggles, however, coupled with the economic crisis, has dozens of those investors now facing both the potential loss of their substantial investments and the reason they invested in the first place - a chance to become permanent U.S. residents.
An attorney for the California law firm directing the investments into southwest Kansas says several proposed plants - including ones in Ulysses, Dodge City and now Hiawatha - will be built.
But the clock for investors is ticking.
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