Following the Boston Marathon bombings, masterminded
by two immigrants (brothers) one of whom is in the USA on a student visa,
American lawmakers are critically looking into immigration laws, and making
reforms.
One of such reforms, which will leave many
Nigerian hopefuls devastated, is the cancellation of the Diversity
Visa or the DV Visa lottery programme. I also hear that student
visas will now come with more stringent conditions than before. Read a
comprehensive report from AFP.
Africans could be the big losers as the United
States reforms its immigration laws and eliminates the green card lottery, of
which Africans are the main beneficiaries.
