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World Service,16 Mar 2013,26 mins

America’s H1B workers

Boston Calling

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A controversial US visa program for highly-skilled foreign workers; young refugees and immigrants in Arizona unite under the name "Team Milan"; the reigning Boston Marathon champ wins a different kind of race back home in Kenya and Japanese tsunami victims learn to smile again. (Image: App Academy in San Francisco, CA, teaches students enough web development to qualify for an entry-level programming job in nine weeks. Credit: App Academy)

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