Senator David Perdue: RAISE Act Eliminates Outdated Diversity Visa Lottery

Senator David Perdue: RAISE Act Eliminates Outdated Diversity Visa Lottery

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) comments on how the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act, would eliminate the outdated Diversity Visa Lottery:

“President Trump is right, the Diversity Visa Lottery Program is a problem and is plagued by fraud. Given these serious concerns, Senator Cotton and I have proposed eliminating this outdated program as part of the RAISE Act. While Senate Democrats originally created the Diversity Visa Lottery in 1990, many have supported legislation that would have eliminated it in the years since. I hope we can include this area of common ground as we work to fix our broken immigration system and strengthen our national security.”

Background:

• The Immigration Act of 1990, established the current Diversity Visa Lottery Program which was spearheaded by Senator Chuck Schumer.
• The Diversity Lottery is plagued with fraud, advances no economic or humanitarian interest, and does not even promote diversity.
• The Diversity Lottery is an arbitrary way to distribute the privilege of U.S. citizenship based on nothing more than the luck of the draw.
• The RAISE Act would eliminate the 50,000 visas arbitrarily allocated to this lottery.