<P> In 2002, Hesham Mohamed Hadayet, an Egyptian immigrant who maintained residency in United States through his wife's diversity visa, killed two people and injured four others at Los Angeles International Airport . This led to criticism of the lottery as a security threat . </P> <P> Several attempts have been made to eliminate the lottery . In December 2005, the United States House of Representatives voted 273--148 to add an amendment to the border enforcement bill H.R. 4437 abolishing the DV . Opponents of the lottery said it was susceptible to fraud and was a way for terrorists to enter the country . The Senate never passed the bill . In March 2007, Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R - VA) introduced H.R. 1430, which would eliminate the Diversity Visa program . In June 2007, the U.S. House passed H.R. 2764 to eliminate funding for the program, and the Senate did likewise in September . </P> <P> However, the final version of this bill with amendments, signed into law on December 26, 2007, did not include the removal of funds for the program . Although H.R. 2764 was an appropriation bill and could only cut funds for the lottery during one fiscal year, this was the first time that both the House and the Senate passed a bill to halt the Diversity Visa program. H.R. 2764 </P> <P> Rep. Goodlatte reintroduced his Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act (formerly H.R. 1430, now H.R. 2305) on May 7, 2009 . The bill would have amended the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program completely, but did not pass . Rep. Sheila Jackson - Lee (D - TX) introduced the Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 (H.R. 264) on January 7, 2009 . The bill would have doubled the number of diversity visas available to 110,000 yearly . This bill did not pass . Had it passed, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 would have abolished the program in fiscal year 2015 . A comprehensive analysis of DV lottery issues was prepared in 2011 by Congressional Research Service . </P>

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