Greencard Lottery Attracted a Record 15 Million Participants
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | November 22, 2010 16:43
A record 15 million people took in this year Lottery Green card, which is played annually to obtain a residence permit in the U.S..
According to the State Department, the number of applications increased for the 25% over last year. In the meantime, get a residence permit on the basis of a lottery may be only 50 000 people, and some lawmakers have urged the government to abandon the program altogether, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Those who wish to live in the U.S. around the world from Kenya to Kazakhstan lined up at kiosks to fill out special forms of lottery. In the final hours of the volume of applications exceeded 62 000 per hour. Among the winners of previous lotteries, who are already living in the U.S., there are professional athletes, and owners of Internet companies and the military, and even taxi drivers. Nevertheless, critics continue to insist that the program has a serious security risk. After all, the lottery allows people who do not have any connection with the United States into the country easier and faster than even those who had long lived relatives and friends.
The lottery was first held in 1990 to diversify the nationality of immigrants in the country.
Today in the lottery may take part people from all countries except Mexico, China, India and the Philippines. Since its introduction, the program is attracting more participants. This year, participants were 2.5 times more than five years ago.
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