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Yeah I feel terrible for all the people that were told they won just to have their dreams yanked out from under them. I wish the government could do something t
by bluehex 15y ago
Yeah I feel terrible for all the people that were told they won just to have their dreams yanked out from under them. I wish the government could do something to make it up to them. Once they notify people that they've won they should have to make good on it. If it were up to me all the people that won by error would be allowed their visas, and another draw would be made for the remaining entrants.
Then the remaining candidates would have a better chance than the original draw. Sure we'd have double the lottery immigrants coming over this year but this seems like the closest thing to fair to me considering the mistake that's already been made.
- glhaynes 15y agoMy initial thought is to agree. But what would we do in the situation where a computer error caused it to be weighted toward something other than date of application? What if it were 90% people with last names that start with "R"? Or 90% males?
- nitrogen 15y agoSure, "What if XYZ?" But that's not what happened. If the algorithm demonstrated a bias for or against a protected class (nationality, gender, etc.), then one could argue against honoring results. Otherwise, be fair to the people who "won." In most cases, I would argue that revoking visas that have already been awarded would cause an unacceptable amount of human suffering. The course of action with the least harm to applicants in specific and society in general is running a second lottery.
- tlrobinson 15y agoWouldn't they need to pass some kind of legislation to make such an exception?
- tsuyoshi 15y agoYes, which makes it basically impossible. The House has voted more than once to end the diversity visa entirely.