“You think the country is giving us their best people? No,” Trump said of the lottery. “What kind of a system is that? They come in by lottery. They give us their worst people, they put them in a bin, but in his hand when he’s picking him are really the worst of the worst.
“Congratulations, you’re going the United States, ok? What a system,” he continued.
His remarks misrepresented how the visa lottery works. Applicants to the program have to demonstrate they have the equivalent of a high school education or experience in a job that requires at least two years of training. They also must undergo a background check. The U.S. decides who enters the country through the program, not other countries, and can refuse visas to lottery winners.