Dear Sophie: Would a Trump win abolish the H-1B visa lottery? Tuesday's election could decide whether new restrictions are addedHere’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. Dear Sophie:I heard the randomness of the H-1B lottery is going away. What will this mean for our startup’s ability to get an H-1B visa for one of our co-founders? About the H-1B lottery: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees U.S.