The program enabling immigration fraud is the scandal prone EB-5 visa program. Originally, the EB-5 was designed to attract people who could create long-term jobs in the country. However, today it provides a visa to anyone who deposits a half million dollars in an already existing business, even if the money comes from unseemly sources.

Such a program practically invites corruption. Corrupt Chinese officials have been some of those most eager to take advantage of it. And not surprisingly, where there is corruption, we can find the Clinton family—Hillary Clinton’s brother Tony Rodham has been deeply involved in an effort to attract Chinese “investors” and their EB-5 money for a building project in Philadelphia [Touting connections, Hillary Clinton’s brother takes on Philly project, by Josh Gerstein, Politico, April 2, 2015]

This and other moneymaking schemes depend upon DHS actually approving the EB-5 visa applications. That’s where Mayorkas comes in. When applications for “investors” tied to powerful figures like Tony Rodham, Ed Rendell, Harry Reid, or Terry McAuliffe were rejected, Mayorkas intervened to make sure they were approved. And following such service, Mayorkas was rewarded with a promotion to the number two position at DHS.

DHS inspector general Roth said Mayorkas didn’t commit any crimes, but did admit Mayorkas violated the usual procedures and created the perception there was a “political component” to the program. Nonetheless, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson not only refused to fire Mayorkas from his recently acquired position, but did not impose any punishment, instead vaguely blaming the nature of the EB-5 program itself [DHS secretary says Mayorkas will keep his job amid immigration flap, by Stephen Dinan, Washington Time, March 26, 2015]