>> The American dream was available to pretty much anyone willing to try it through the green card lottery. Your odds of winning are something like 0.2%. If yo

>> The American dream was available to pretty much anyone willing to try it through the green card lottery. Your odds of winning are something like 0.2%. If you're one of those selected I believe there's still only a 50% chance you will make it through as they select twice as many 'winners' as they have spots available. I applied for about 8 years I think without success. I then stopped after realising I had nothing to gain from moving to the US. Also, the program is limited to persons from certain countries (for example if you like in England/Scotland/Wales you cannot apply).