I called boston congressman Capuano office this morning and got forwarded to his immigration liaison name Jose. After explaining my case, he told me that is why it is called lottery visa because you can win or lose, just go to the state department website and follow the instruction. You can always try next year if you are not approved. What an idiot! I hung up the phone.
I know your feeling...
That's also what I met when I contacted with my congresswoman office.
The staff said the same thing!!
Even my wife almost begged her for helping to get interview earlier
She still said it's depend on our "fate"
Next time you (or other people) were given this bullcrap as a response, tell them what if USCIS had discriminated against me based on my race or religion. Would you still be as dismissive? Would you still tell me that it was your fate or that's what lottery means and good luck next time? Your effing job is to make sure the law is followed properly, whether somebody is randomly selected or not!
And for goodness' sake it's called the Diversity Visa program; the mechanism to choose people is through random selection. Doesn't make the whole process comparable to a roll of dice.