White House releases misleading document attacking diversity visa lottery

The following article by Esther Yu Hsi Lee was posted on the ThinkProgress website February 2, 2018:

The White House’s fact sheet doesn’t take into account the full picture.

Immigrants take the oath of US citizenship on January 22, 2018 in New Jersey. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images

The White House on Thursday released an extensive fact sheet calling on the elimination of the diversity visa lottery program, out of concerns of fraudulent applications and in order to “reduce waitlists in nuclear family-based and high-skilled employment immigration.”

But the claims made by the Trump administration misrepresent the program. Continue reading “White House releases misleading document attacking diversity visa lottery”