U.S. to Visa Lottery Winners: ¡Lástima, Margarito!

If you were among the 22,000 chosen people to receive a green card through the process known as the U.S. visa lottery, you’d better put that bottle of champagne down. Due to a “computer glitch,” the results of a green card visa lottery on May 1 have been ruled invalid.

According to the U.S. State Department, a computer error meant that 90% of the winners had been selected from the first two days of applications rather than from the whole 30-day registration period. In a brief statement, U.S. officials simply said:

“We sincerely regret any inconvenience or disappointment this problem might have caused.” 

Or, as Johnny Latino would have told his eternal game-show loser guest: ¡Láaaaastima, Margarito!

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