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Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
93 published works
ImmigrationProf Blog
Your Playlist: Brandy Clark
I've been searching for the right song to pair with diversity visas for a long time. I can't say I'm done with that search, but here's the song I landed…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The New Diversity Visa Restrictions
Hillary Marston for Immigration Impact looks at recent restrictions on diversity immigrant visas, a visa category that which President Trump has specifically criticized.Last week, the U.S. State Department announced a…
McEntee Law Group Blog
The Diversity “Green Card” Lottery: If You’re Not In, You Can’t Win
What Is the Diversity Lottery? Officially known as the “Diversity Immigrant Visa Program,” the diversity lottery was designed to increase immigration opportunities for individuals from countries with historically low rates…
Immigration Blog
Diversity Lottery Registration to Open
USCIS has announced that the 2020 Diversity Lottery will open for registration at noon EST on October 3, 2018 and run until noon EST on November 6, 2018. Fifty thousand…
ImmigrationProf Blog
HONY: Diversity Visa
Humans of New York recently interviewed a young man from Benin.Here's what he had to say:“I’m from a small country in Africa called Benin. I won the visa lottery to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Diversity Immigrants’ Regions and Countries of Origin: Fact Sheet
From the Congressional Research Service:"In FY1995, foreign nationals from Europe garnered the most diversity visas (47%) and maintained a plurality share until FY2001. In the early 2000s, the number of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fact Check: Trump on the Diversity Visa
On December 8, Trump delivered a campaign-style speech in Pensacola, Florida. At 42:58 in the linked video, we get these comments from the president:Robert Farley over at Factcheck.org breaks that…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Some Thoughts on President Trump’s Call for Immigration Reform in the Wake of the NYC Terror Attack
During the 2016 presidential campaign and later as President, Donald Trump called for building a wall between the United States and Mexico, issued three travel bans on immigrants from predominantly…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From Breadlines to Business-owner: A Diversity Lottery Story
Immigration attorney Olsi Vrapi tells a diversity immigrant story very different from the one that President Trump tells in seeking to dismantle the diversity visa program: "I often joke about…
SC Employers’ Blog
The October 31st NYC Attack and the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
As many mourn the loss of the victims of the October 31st NYC attack, a parallel conversation surrounding immigration reform has emerged. Immigration reform has been President Trump’s long-standing campaign…