why is the us government giving away 50,000 greencards right now?
359980
to help better the country. Think about it. Why are most doctors/nurses foreign? And why do a lot of foreigners do minimal jobs? It's cos they are in short supply or cos no one wants to clean toilets
795820
I don't know but they need to try and send it through again. Time to put a stop to all illegals
991350
Because our government is full of politicians who are experts at wasting taxpayer funds.  Their irresponsible spending and total lack of control over these ever-expanding entitlement programs will soon bring this country to its knees.  \n\nThey just don't care about the long term interests of this country.  These useless political hacks will be out of office and will pass this issue on to being someone else's problem.  \n\nIt is indicative of typical D.C. mismanagement and waste.
945525
When  you include everything, all our debt, the number is over 50 trillion.  " A billion here and a billion there, soon you are talking about real money."  It is all a colossal shell game perpetrated on the public.  Social Security was supposed to be a fund that contributions went in to, and benefits were to be taken from the interest.  If left alone, there would be more than enough money now to draw from.  Instead, Congress adopted another criminal  practice and started, in the sixties, dumping that money in the general fund to be spent every year on their pet projects, like Vietnam.  Today is  the same with Iraq.  I imagine they call it creative bookkeeping 101.
938412
Well there is exactly now 47,895.345 people holding the green card..☺
1074694
Not really understanding your question.  But giving ID cards to all it's citizens is a good idea, for identification purposes.  Still don't know what you mean, i can see your english is not that good.
620554
I WANT TO SEE HOW THESE PEOPLE GET THEIR CITIZEN SHIP... if it ever goes to that. I see people going through the process now. they have to memorize 50 questions about america.\n\nlets see the non-english speaking class beat that test.
1175744
The half of this "can of worms" has not been revealed.  Not only do illegals grab many benefits but they also apply for Medicaid and Medicare!  Many work under false names/social security numbers and the REAL citizens get income tax notices for back taxes! One lady had taken care of her children since 2000 and IRS wanted over $15,000 for back taxes on money she had not seen nor earned in three states! Recently 20 illegals were captured and some nitwit at Immigration told police to "Release them!"  Police should have ignored such a STUPID reply as a garbled transmission...faulty fax...faulty brain in faxer,etc. Immigration Service is a haven for nitwits, loafers, and incompetents seeking an easy paycheck for sloth.  Thousands of businesses could be fined for knowingly hiring illegals and fine money could be applied to "Dropping them off in Chiapas".  Instead 3 or 4 got fines, the apprehanders need to be the survivors of a "mass firing".  Whoever is supposed to be watching INS goof off should likewise be tossed into a van without seats a-la Billy Dale Travel Office style...and taken to the gate, told to "So Sue us!"  Hillary Clinton style!
715900
I have a real concern about this.  It is hard to believe this got through by attaching it to a Military spending bill.  I don't like the parallels it runs to the Biblical "Mark"\nWithout this National ID, you won't... \nDrive your car \nBoard a plane, train, or bus \nEnter any federal building \nOpen a bank account \nHold a job \nIf you can’t hold a job or have a bank account, how much buying and selling will you be able to do?
1145835
It is a never ending number. The link below shows the first 50,000 digits.
361591
There is absolutely nothing illegal about companies acting as intermediaries for the green card lottery , the key word is "posing as official U.S. Government sites". Most of these companies DO NOT pose as U.S. Government but rather they are deceiving and make it sound that you can only apply through them. The legality of this can be disputed. If you are stupid enough to believe that you have to apply through them then it's your loss.\nOne good thing about these companies is that they advertise the green card lottery , whereas the US government does not.\n\nThe visa lottery became electronic only for the past 2 years, before that you had to mail a form, and the practice to use intermediaries was very common especially for people in undeveloped countries where the mail service reliability \nwas very low. \n\nEven now ,although, you can apply electronically,if you happen to win, you get a letter in the mai. If that letter is lost you are screwed there is no way to know that you won. This is one reason people may still choose an intermediary. The wining notification is sent to the intermediary who in turn posts the info on the net, so people that applyed can check their status online.\n\nIf the US Goverment would provide a way to check if you won or not, there would be no need to use an intermediary.\n\nPersonally, I think that anybody who uses an intermediary is an idiot, but that is their right. There is nothing illegal about it. As you stated, the US Goverment makes it very clear that no such intermediry is needed, if you don't read it's your problem.
880777
because of the billions of dollars  sent back from the usa by these same poor  peoples to the Mexican government for their families . it's a win win situation for this corrupt Mexican government
840448
October 4th to December 3rd\nnot all countries are eligible, see the following:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Card_Lottery
3450
because they are not regulated by the government and the fact that they dont have the tangibles that you get when you go into the casino.  Its a lot harder as a user to watch 1000's slip away when bills are passing through your fingers, but digi credits are lot easier.
291047
I looked it over.  It sounds might suspicious to me.  It seems to be offering free services to people who win the Green Card Lottery run by the State Department.  Therefore, the thing to do would be to contact the State Department and ask them whether this site is legal, and is known to be honest.\n\nEspecially on the Internet, whenever a thing sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't.  Or rather, it has some hidden aspects.  For example, these people may indeed offer some assistance to incoming immigrants; but what do they want in exchange?  What is their reason for offering?  Whose interests do they serve?  You need to answer these questions before you trust your private information to them, let alone get on an airplane they have sponsored.  Could you even trust it was going to the destination they told you?\n\nGood luck!
21955
there is no lottery !!\n\nA United States Permanent Resident Card, also known popularly as Green Card, is an identification card for a permanent resident of the United States of America who does not have U.S. citizenship. It is proof that the holder has permission to permanently reside and take employment in the U.S. Its "former" official title was Alien Registration Receipt Card, and it is now officially called a Permanent Resident Card, also referred to as form I-551.\n\nThe name "green card" comes from the fact that the cards were originally green. Their color has changed over the years, but the term "green card" has remained in use. As of 2005, the card is mostly white and the only prominent green feature is the lettering on the back of the card. A card includes the holder's name and photograph, and other information, and has been updated over the years with numerous anti-counterfeiting devices. The latest hologram on the back of the card contains representations of all American presidents, flags of each state, image of the card holder and other personal information found on the front of the card.\n\nThe card must be in the possession of the U.S. permanent resident at all times. This means the U.S. permanent resident must have a currently valid card on their person at all times, to show to an USCIS officer, if requested. One interesting aspect of American law is that permanent residents are required to carry identification cards, but citizens are not.\n\nGreen cards were formerly issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). That agency's functions have been shifted to the new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) formerly the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) in the Department of Homeland Security.
1096096
its an old tradition the players used to recieve a cap for each time they played for there country.so basically played 50 you get 50 caps,though now metothorical.