Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Issues
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Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Issues
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Author : Ruth Ellen Wasem
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2011-08
Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Issues written by Ruth Ellen Wasem and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08 with Social Science categories.
The purpose of the diversity immigrant visa lottery is to encourage legal immigration from countries other than the major sending countries of current immigrants to the U.S. Current law weights the allocation of immigrant visas heavily toward aliens with close family in the U.S. and, to a lesser extent, toward aliens who meet particular employment needs. The diversity immigrant category was added to the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate ¿new seed¿ immigration (i.e., to foster new, more varied migration from other parts of the world). Contents of this report: Background: Legislative Origins; Eligibility Criteria; Trends in Source Countries; Demographic Features; Legislative Issues. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
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Author : Jill H. Wilson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-10-20
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program written by Jill H. Wilson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-20 with categories.
The purpose of the diversity immigrant visa program (DV program, sometimes called "the green card lottery" or "the visa lottery") is, as the name suggests, to foster legal immigration from countries other than the major sending countries of current immigrants to the United States. Current law weights the allocation of immigrant visas primarily toward individuals with close family in the United States and, to a lesser extent, toward those who meet particular employment needs. The diversity immigrant category was added to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by the Immigration Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-649) to stimulate "new seed" immigration (i.e., to foster new, more varied migration from other parts of the world). The DV program currently makes 50,000 visas available annually to natives of countries from which immigrant admissions were less than 50,000 over the preceding five years combined. The formula for allocating these visas is specified in statute: visas are divided among six global geographic regions, and each region and country is identified as either high-admission or lowadmission based on how many immigrant visas were given to foreign nationals from each region and country over the previous five-year period. Higher proportions of diversity visas are allocated to low-admission regions and countries. The INA limits each country to 7% (3,500, currently) of the total and provides that Northern Ireland be treated as a separate foreign state. Because demand for diversity visas greatly exceeds supply, a lottery system is used to select individuals who may apply for them. Those selected by lottery ("lottery winners"), like all other foreign nationals wishing to come to the United States, must undergo reviews performed by Department of State consular officers abroad and Department of Homeland Security immigration officers upon entry to the United States. These reviews are intended to ensure that the foreign nationals are not ineligible for visas or admission to the United States under the grounds for inadmissibility spelled out in the INA. To be eligible for a diversity visa, the INA requires that a foreign national have at least a high school education or the equivalent, or two years' experience in an occupation that requires at least two years of training or experience. The foreign national or the foreign national's spouse must be a native of one of the countries listed as a foreign state qualified for the diversity visa program. The distribution of diversity visas by global region of origin has shifted over time, with higher shares coming from Africa and Asia in recent years compared to earlier years when Europe accounted for a higher proportion. Of all those admitted through the program from FY1995 (the first year it was in full effect) through FY2017 (the most recent year for which data are available), individuals from Africa accounted for 40% of diversity immigrants, while Europeans accounted for 31% and Asians for 25%. Some argue that the DV program should be eliminated and its visas re-allocated for employment based visas or backlog reduction in various visa categories. Critics of the DV program warn that it is vulnerable to fraud and misuse and is potentially an avenue for terrorists to enter the United States, citing the difficulties of performing background checks in many of the countries whose citizens are eligible for a diversity visa. Critics also argue that admitting immigrants on the basis of their nationality is discriminatory and that the reasons for establishing the DV program are no longer germane. Supporters of the program argue that it provides "new seed" immigrants for a system weighted disproportionately to family-based immigrants from a handful of countries. Supporters contend that fraud and abuse have declined following measures put in place by the State Department, and that the system relies on background checks for criminal and national security matters.
Diversity Visa Program And Its Susceptibility To Fraud And Abuse
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Diversity Visa Program And Its Susceptibility To Fraud And Abuse written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Law categories.
Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.
Your Complete Guide To Green Card Lottery Diversity Visa
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Author : Michael Faro
language : en
Publisher: UNORTH - GREENCARD123.COM
Release Date : 2011-07
Your Complete Guide To Green Card Lottery Diversity Visa written by Michael Faro and has been published by UNORTH - GREENCARD123.COM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07 with Games & Activities categories.
Every year, more than 100,000 applicants are selected and receive United States Permanent Residency through the Lottery system. While there are numerous other books that describe various methods of obtaining green cards, or general ways of obtaining one, no other book in the market currently covers this subject with as much detail.
Visa Bulletin
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994-11
Visa Bulletin written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-11 with United States categories.
Safe For America Act
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Safe For America Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Law categories.
Structured Luck
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Author : Onoso Imoagene
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 2023-04-03
Structured Luck written by Onoso Imoagene and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-03 with Social Science categories.
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is a lottery that awards winners from underrepresented countries the chance to apply for legal permanent residence in the United States. Most lottery winners think of themselves as lucky, viewing the win as an opportunity to pursue better lives for themselves and their families. In Structured Luck, sociologist Onoso Imoagene uses immigrants’ stories to show that while the visa program benefits many recipients, the program’s design can also lead to exploitation in their countries of origin and reduced potential once they are in the United States. Combining ethnographic observation in Africa and interviews with immigrants, their family members, and friends from Ghana and Nigeria, Imoagene demonstrates that the visa program is a process of “structured luck,” from how people hear about the lottery, who registers for it, and who participates in it to the application requirements for the visa. In Ghana and Nigeria, people often learn about the lottery through friends, colleagues, or relatives who persuade them to enter for the perceived benefits of receiving a visa: opportunities for upward mobility, permanent legal status, and the ability to bring along family members. Though anyone can enter the lottery, not everyone who wins obtains a visa. The visa application process requires proof of a high school diploma or artisan skills, a medical exam, a criminal background check, an interview with U.S. consular officers, and payment of fees. Such requirements have led to the growth of visa entrepreneurs, who often charge exorbitant fees to steer immigrants through the process. Visa recipients who were on track to obtain university degrees at home often leave in the middle of their studies for the United States but struggle to continue their education due to high U.S. tuition costs. And though their legal status allows them to escape the demoralizing situations that face the undocumented, these immigrants lack the social support that the government sometimes provides for refugees and other migrants. Ultimately, Imoagene notes, the real winner of the visa lottery is not the immigrants themselves but the United States, which benefits from their relatively higher levels of education. Consequently, she argues, the U.S. must do more to minimize the visa program’s negative consequences. Structured Luck illuminates the trauma, resilience, and determination of immigrants who come to the United States through the Diversity Visa Program and calls for the United States to develop policies that will better integrate them into society.
Visas
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Author : Brian A. Shelton
language : en
Publisher: Nova Snova
Release Date : 2021-08-11
Visas written by Brian A. Shelton and has been published by Nova Snova this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-11 with United States categories.
U.S. immigration policy is governed largely by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The United States has long distinguished temporary immigration from permanent immigration. Temporary immigration occurs through the admission of visitors for specific purposes and limited periods of time. Permanent immigration occurs through family- and employer-sponsored categories, the diversity immigrant visa lottery, and refugee and asylee admissions. This book looks at key issues concerning visas.
Border Security Fraud Risks Complicate State S Ability To Manage Diversity Visa Program
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2007
Border Security Fraud Risks Complicate State S Ability To Manage Diversity Visa Program written by and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
Welcome To The United States
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Welcome To The United States written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Immigrants categories.