Such immigration has been acornerstone of the U.S. since itsvery founding. Before the globalfinancial crisis broke out theU.S. was suffering from a laborshortage and demanded a largeamount of immigrants to fill thegap in supply. As domestic con-sumption stalls under the blightof the current economic slump,the nation is yearning all themore for immigrants with deeppockets. In October 2o11, twoAmerican senators came up witha plan to revitalize the moribundU.S. housing market by giving