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World Service,14 Mar 2015,26 mins

Coming to America

Boston Calling

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We hear the story of Ahmed al-Jumaili, an Iraqi migrant who was shot dead in the Texas city of Dallas just three weeks after arriving in the United States. And, we examine a US Supreme Court case that considers whether an American citizen has a right to know why her husband has been barred from entering the country. Plus, a story about the Somali-Americans fighting to save their lifeline for sending cash to loved ones back home. We visit the Louisiana radio station that prefers to broadcast ‘en Franglais’. And ‘The Voice’ of South Africa - Vusi Mahlasela - celebrates 20 years of freedom. (Photo: Ahmed al-Jumaili and his wife, Zahraa. Courtesy of the Ahmed al-Jumaili Memorial Fund)

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