 In 1998, 1,378 Algerians were winners of the DV-99 diversity lottery.The diversity lottery is conducted under the terms of Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 and makes available 50,000 permanent resident visas annually to persons from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States.The U.S. Census is not allowed to categorize by religion, so the number of Islamic followers in the United States can not be counted in this manner.