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    Flap Over Kushner Family High-Rise Pitch Prompts Concern Over Visa Incentive

    A company with ties to White House advisor Jared Kushner has drawn criticism for invoking the family's connection to the White House and using a visa program to raise money for a luxury project.
    by Joel Rose May 10, 2017 3 minutes
    A real estate company with ties to Jared Kushner has drawn criticism for invoking the family's connection to the White House to raise money for a luxury high-rise in One Journal Square, Jersey City, N.J. For now the site is an empty lot surrounded by a chain-link fence.

    The family business of Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor, wants to build a pair of skyscrapers in a gritty New Jersey neighborhood.

    But the Jersey City project faces a number of hurdles.

    This week, it ran headlong into a new one — an ethics flap, after Kushner's sister highlighted her family ties to the White House while pitching the development to wealthy Chinese investors. That's prompting closer scrutiny

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