Immigrants key to US prosperity

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From Google to Warner Brothers, Goya Foods and Max Factor, immigrants to America are creating businesses and jobs faster than any other group.

Caroline Hepker reports from New York - a city that lost 140,000 jobs during the recent recession, but where immigrant communities continued to create employment.

The report includes interviews with: Nirval Shah, of Rajbhog Sweets and Snacks; Jonathan Bowles of The Centre for an Urban Future; Mimi Rasamee of Pany Silk Flowers; and Jay Chung of Jay Joshua Inc.

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