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Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery (view source)
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The '''Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery''' is an [[immigration]] program that's meant to diversify the [[United States]]'s immigrant pool by bringing in more immigrants from underrepresented countries.<ref name = "mig">[https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/diversity-visa-program-holds-lessons-future-legal-immigration-reform]</ref> Out of all of the people "who received a green card through the Diversity Visa Program in FY 2012-16, 42 percent were from Africa, 31 percent from Asia (mostly Central Asia), and 22 percent from Europe (mostly Eastern Europe)."<ref name = "mig"/> The top ten countries sending immigrants to the United States as a result of this program during this time were [[Nepal]], [[Egypt]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Iran]], [[Ethiopia]], the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Nigeria]], [[Ukraine]], [[Russia]], and [[Cameroon]].<ref name = "mig"/> Out of all of the immigrants who came to the United States as a result of the Diversity Visa Lottery in 2016, 50% had a [[Bachelor's Degree]], 16% had some college but no degree, 23% had a high school diploma or GED, and 12% had less than a [[high school degree]].<ref name = "mig"/>
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