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Book SynopsisThe United States Diversity Visa Lottery was created to foster diversity within a country where systemic racism endures. Dreamland tells the surprising story of this unlikely government program and its role in American life as well as the global story of migration.
Trade ReviewA well-reasoned, evenhanded account of the immigration system . . . . Goodman offers a strong defense for the visa lottery, which is not weighted by country, allowing immigrants from all over Africa."—
Kirkus Reviews Essential reading for those interested in the past and future of U.S. immigration policy."—
Library Journal Phenomenally well-researched and wide-ranging . . . . a feat . . . . Goodman hops smoothly from topics as diverse as the history of Irish immigration to the impacts of structural adjustment in West Africa to the visa lottery's role in the first internet spam incident. Goodman chose her topic well. The visa lottery is a remarkable window into the role of the United States in a highly unequal world."—Tim Hirschel-Burns,
Los Angeles Review of Books
