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Visa retrogression

Duration:
28 minutes
First broadcast:
Saturday 16 February 2013

How undocumented immigrants to the US have been placed at 'the back of the line' behind those who got there legally.

Also on the programme: 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed appears in a US military court in Guantanamo, while a former detainee builds a new life in Albania. Also, 'Where Chefs Eat'.

Image: San Diego immigration attorney Lilia Velasquez explains how the visa backlog triggers what is called visa retrogression, Credit: John Rosman

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