In 1990, the Diversity Visa Lottery program began disbursing 55,000 green cards to randomized foreign nationals hailing from countries with supposedly low rates of immigration. Stipulated…
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Yes, the U.S. Should Scrap the Diversity Visa Lottery
Boosting Diversity Lottery is a Bad Bet for U.S.
One of the many unhelpful provisions in President Joe Biden’s massive immigration package would raise the diversity visa lottery’s annual ceiling to 80,000. Tucked into just…
DHS wants to tighten leash on student and exchange visas; is it enough?
Amid growing concerns about espionage, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is moving to place time limits on foreign student and exchange visas. For the…
Cash-for-Visas Program Suffers More Hits
America’s cash-for-visas program known as EB-5 isn’t faring well these days. Though exempt from President Donald Trump’s COVID-related restrictions, EB-5 regional centers that collect immigrant investment…
State Department Revokes Visas of Chinese Nationals Over Security Risks
Last week, the State Department rescinded more than 1,000 visas from Chinese nationals, acting on a proclamation issued by President Donald Trump in May that suspended programs for foreign…