Republicans in Congress Seek to End Green Card Lottery

green card – n. a card indicating that a person from a foreign country can live and work in the U.S.

lottery – n. a system used to decide who will get or be given something by choosing names or numbers by chance

shortcoming – n. a bad feature; a flaw or defect in something

fraud – n. a person who pretends to be what he or she is not in order to trick people; the crime of using dishonest methods to take something valuable from another person

sponsor – v. to be a sponsor for (something or someone); taking the responsibility for someone or something

qualify – v. to have the right to do, have or be a part of something

prefer – v. to like (someone or something) better than someone or something else; to choose something over something else

renewable – adj. able to be extended for another time period; able to be renewed

contribute – v. to give (something, such as money, goods, or time) to help a person, group, cause or organization