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Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Win a U.S. Green Card in the Green Card Lottery

whenever i'm online from outside the u.s., this advert keeps popping up, courtesy of the u.s. immigration and nationality act approved by congress... i've seen it for several years and haven't given it much thought until recently... (note: the advert comes up in the language of whatever country i happen to be in at the time, in this case, a spanish-speaking country, argentina...)

Example

(translation: live and work in the u.s... click here to participate in the lottery and obtain a permanent green card... only me... my spouse and i... my whole family...)

the website it links to has the scoop... (i changed the language to english for reader ease...) note: winners get a FREE airline ticket to the u.s...

Example

the website home page provides the come-on...
American Green Card Lottery program benefits:
  • 50,000 people and their families will live and work in the U.S.A.
  • Official U.S. Government program, Congress approved.
  • Your Chance to Live and Work in the U.S.A.
  • Easy Online Registration and Assistance in every step.
  • Double Chances for Married People to win the Green Card Lottery.
Annual Green Card Lottery of the United States

USAFIS organization invites you to participate in the USA Green Card Lottery program where you may win the green card lottery and receive a green card to legally live and work in the United States. If you are not an American citizen, you may submit your green card lottery application to join the program and take advantage of the opportunity that has been offered to you by a program of the American government, through a law that has been passed by Congress - the "Diversity Green Card Lottery" program.

50,000 people and their families annually... ain't it interesting that, given all the hoo-hah about immigration, legal, illegal and otherwise, this particular item hasn't surfaced... give it time... as soon as the minutemen get hold of it, there'll be a stink...

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