Irishman sues State Department over diversity lottery glitch

I am an American living here in Ireland for 5 years. you have to understand here in Ireland the people live by a shake of the hand for a deal done or word of mouth. and when the USA said yes this was as good to them as a handshake or word of mouth. to me it makes America look ignorant. if an American went into a store and wanted to purchase something and the wrong price was on the item you better believe the customer is going to fight for the lower price.My b/f is Irish and would love to come to USA . In fact he was going to put into the lottery that is at question but he didnt because he said he don't have a chance . he is self employed and is a musician. oh well .good luck people.

This is ridiculous - we need to show our support to these winners. Let us all join em at facebook.com/dvlottery

nanny: If they hold a British passport, how come you say they're Irish? I hold a US passport. Does that mean I'm Mexican?

Hi George, only Irish people, whether from the North or South, can enter the lottery, doesn't matter whether they have Irish or British passport, but no English, Scottish or Welsh are allowed.

imuverin: "what British Draw, this fella is a holder of a European Passport". What an ignoramus you are. There's no such thing as a European passport. There are passports for European countries. And yes, British passport holders can participate in the draw for US visas. Wise up or shut up, will you, imiverin?

I do not think the Irish understand what "diversity" means. It is this way. In the United States, most people were White. Irish-American is not a classification. Irish-American in America are classified as White. Diversity means less White and more people of Color. Diversity is enforced by Quota. An African who migranted in yesterday can get hired before a Native Born American. Now you understand why Americans are against illegal immigrantion.

I am a US born citizen, my husband FINALLY after 18 months, got through our horribly complex (worse than filing your own taxes) and expensive ($1500 for us, can be more if you use lawyers) rules for green cards, and that's for an Englishman in IT. Never mind if you don't speak good English or have money! Are these laws designed to keep the US "safe"? No, they are designed to keep away the finger of blame - I did not vote for this (from pols), I did not let a terrorist in/keep a nice person out (no one knows who has your case at any given time), applicants must wait out the process in their home country, EVEN IF THEY ARE NORMALLY ALLOWED IN on passport. That's right, my husband could visit me at will, until we got married! Bottom line, our immigration rules are convoluted and need fixing, but these folks followed them, were told they were IN - and then told, "just kidding"!? Let's be the US for a few minutes, guys? LET THEM IN.

I like some of the well informed quotes here:GeorgeDillon: Did he have an entry in the British draw already, what are you talking about, what British Draw, this fella is a holder of a European Passport silly. FatherVol: " It seems there are 22,000 coming over every day" where do you get this information??

Google " Operation Wetback " see how it was done in the 50's.

I have sympathy for folks who have been disappointed. However, this guy McBrien doesn't impress. He's from the North (i.e UK) and lives in London. Was he just using Irish access to this draw? Did he have an entry in the British draw already? That would be unfair.

just the same odds as winning the national lottery.

Maybe we should get a class action lawsuit together ans sue Kenneth White for bringing this lawsuit and causing us to waste millions more dollars in taxpayer money. Maybe we just stop the process altogether, no more "diversity" lottery's. Were the most diverse country in the world now. We do not need more technical developers. We have 9% unemployment, we have 20 million illegals in this country now. tio maybe Obama, and no he has not, the USCIS has, but Obama still wants to make them citizens before those that have come here legally.

Springfield, that's very harsh. Obama has deported more illegal immigrants last year than any US President ever. The Jihadi's who got into the US got there well before he became President, how can you blame him?

The Obama administration's approach to this has created a ready population of "home grown" Muslim terrorists and fostered a North African community rife with volunteers to fight for Allah. We don't need a "random" sampling - we need to be damned picky.

He should go to Mexico and just come in with them. It seems there are 22,000 coming across every day!