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US shouldn't give up benefits of 'green card lottery' over low risk of terrorism

  • Written by Ethan Lewis, Associate Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
imageThe Statue of Liberty casts a wary eye at the bike path that runs along the western edge of Manhattan, where the Oct. 31 attack occurred. Songquan Deng/Shutterstock.com

After a man barreled down a New York City bike path on Oct. 31, killing eight, President Donald Trump reacted by calling for an end to the “green card lottery” program...

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