Sheer out-of-this-world luck. That’s what Abdelhamid thought when he learned he was selected by lottery for an elusive U.S. visa and green card. So many around the world apply every year, and so few win. Quickly, Abdelhamid and his wife, Laila, packed up their life in Morocco and eventually settled in Houston, Texas, where the first people they met were Butch and Nell Green.