Jamaicans and the US Green Card Lottery

[Marmac]

I notice that almost every other Caribbean island is eligible to participate in the US Green Card lottery except Jamaica.Why is this?

[CeaBee]

Re: Jamaicans and the US Green Card Lottery

based on the whole heap a us that already in the US, i believe.


countries with low rates of immigration to the US..etc etc read more

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Jamaicans and the US Green Card Lottery

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Marmac</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I notice that almost every other Caribbean island is eligible to participate in the US Green Card lottery except Jamaica.Why is this? </div></div>These are for countries that the US had laws that restricted their right to migrate,of which Jamaica was not included.
So the new law created this lottery that gave them this added avenue on entry.