Nepali Immigrants Reflect on the Visa Lottery—a Peculiar Little Part of U.S. Immigration Policy
BY LAUREN HARRIS – Each year, for as long as Garima KC can remember, signs for the diversity visa lottery appeared in shop windows all throughout Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital city, the fall registration period often coinciding with the Hindu festival Dashain. During the festival in 2017, KC and her mother walked the busy streets—saturated with Nepali men and women shopping for gifts—and saw a sign posted inside a nearby photo…