Immigration Reform Advocates Look to El Salvador

The president of El Salvador is offering 5,000 free passports to highly skilled immigrants while also granting them full citizenship and tax benefits in a bid he believes will improve the small Central American nation. President Nayib Bukele made the offer in an April 6 social media post on X, formerly Twitter, writing that the offer is open to “highly skilled scientists, engineers, doctors, artists, and philosophers from abroad.” As part of the offer, Mr. Bukele says that individuals and families who agree to make the move will be awarded full citizenship and tax benefits, including in commercial-value items like equipment, software, and intellectual property—all of which he claims would benefit his country....