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Laid-Off Diversity Visa Holders Struggle During Pandemic


Laid-Off Diversity Visa Holders Struggle During Pandemic
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Under The Diversity Visa program tens of thousands of potential immigrants literally rely on the luck of the draw to get the opportunity to legally live and work in the US, without sponsorship from an employer or family member. That program has been temporarily discontinued by the Trump Administration because of the COVID pandemic. But for some who applied for and received diversity visas late last year, their search for the American Dream has been difficult. VOA's Vina Mubtadi has more.

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