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U.S. green card lottery on chopping block, dashing hopes of Albanians

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TIRANA, Aug. 6 – An immigration reform by the Trump Administration could mean an end the green card lottery, as the U.S. Diversity Visa Program is widely known, no doubt dashing the hopes of the hundreds of thousands of Albanians who apply every year in hope of reaching the promised land beyond the Atlantic. Thousands of Albanians and their families have already benefited from the program in the past couple of decades, moving to the United States for a better life. Official data show Albanians are among the most avid applicants per capita to the program, which aims to give…

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