Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) reintroduced his SAFE for America Act (H.R.704) this week, which would in effect shut down the Visa Lottery. The lottery issues 50,000 green cards per year without any regard to their humanitarian needs, what they might offer the country or their having any family connections here.
Rep. Goodlatte had planned to introduce an amendment to H.R.1, the Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government for the remainder of FY2011, that would have prevented funding from the bill going towards the administration of the lottery. After several days of floor debate, however, Rep. Goodlatte was not allowed to introduce his amendment.
H.R.704 was introduced with 12 original co-sponsors.
Total 13 Sponsors
(CA) Bilbray
(CA) Gallegly
(CA) Sherman
(CO) Coffman
(FL) West
(IA) King
(NC) Myrick
(OR) DeFazio
(TX) Conaway
(TX) Marchant
(TX) Smith
(VA) Goodlatte
(VA) Wolf
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Why did this happen? The best reason for our government. Money. I'm not certain of this, but I imagine there is probably a substantial fee to enter this "lottery", and the government doesn't want to give up on this lucrative little scam they have going. As always, cash is king.
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ReplyDeleteThe special sunglasses that allowed Roddy Piper to see the world as it really is was symbolic of him being awakened to the truth.
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ReplyDeleteI busted a gut laughing at that one.
Dan 88!