But Zhou said the group has since discovered that the project wouldn't satisfy job-creation requirements of the U.S. government's Immigrant Investor Program, also known as EB-5.

The program is a way for foreign investors to obtain a green card and become conditional permanent residents of the U.S. Under the program, foreigners are required to invest a minimum of $1 million in an enterprise that creates or preserves at least 10 full-time jobs, or $500,000 if the enterprise is rural or in an area of low employment.

Uh-oh.  That certainly did throw a snag in the less than transparent Gov Snyholm plans to give Red China a forward position on our soil.  

He said, "The state needs to do a better job of retaining international students drawn to our universities," and advocated embracing immigration strategies as well as leveraging the federal EB5 immigration program that streamlines a green card for entrepreneurs who want to invest capital.