In the press release from the Justice Department about the conviction of Mo Hailong, a citizen of China granted U.S. Resident status by a government that seems to allow this kind of thing all the time, is an interesting topic of forfeiture. Mo was convicted of stealing trade secrets from DuPont Pioneer and Monsanto, mostly seed corn, and sending it back to China where he was also employed. He was a Director of International Business of the Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Company. Part of the forfeiture was two farms, one in Iowa and one in Illinois. Where better to get seed corn than on a farm where it can be grown?
The ability to come to the U.S and get resident alien status allows a foreign national to act as a US Person, where in this case, he really represents a foreign company. We have already seen this used to give money to political parties, illegal had they been treated as Chinese citizens. They can also buy into businesses that prohibit foreign nationals owning interests. This whole set up is a farce. We can't have people employed in China - even people who are on the equivalent of our Congress - and then granting them U.S status. Somebody in our government should be held accountable for this kind of thing and removed. This is a case where party politics have replaced national security.
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