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Immigrant Faces

Why foreign video-gamers now enjoy the same rights to live and work in the US as professional athletes.

Customs officials grant foreign video gamers the same rights to live and work in the United States as professional athletes from other countries. Meanwhile, the governor of the US state of Michigan tries to recruit 50,000 talented immigrants in an effort to boost the economy. An American man who fled civil war in Sudan as a child tells how he was transported back to that nightmare when he returned to South Sudan recently. And, the first Hmong-American to become a judge describes how he used to tell people he was Chinese because he was ashamed of his background. Plus, the California artist highlighting America鈥檚 unskilled immigrant work force.

(Photo: Kim Dong Hwan, a South Korean professional StarCraft2 gamer who goes by 'viOLet' in the gaming community wins first place at the Intel Extreme Masters 2012 gaming competition in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Credit: Electronic Sports League)

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27 minutes

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Sun 2 Feb 2014 01:32GMT

Chapters

  • Gamer Visas

    Foreign video gamers are treated as professional athletes by US Immigration authorities

    Duration: 04:06

  • Seeking Skilled Immigrants

    Detroit seeks 50,000 talented immigrants

    Duration: 03:00

  • Hookah Health Warning

    An American doctor鈥檚 concerns over hookah smoking in the Great Lakes State

    Duration: 03:52

  • Recurring Nightmare

    An American immigrant from war-torn Sudan is again caught up in violence in South Sudan

    Duration: 05:42

  • Hmong-American Judge

    An immigrant from South Asia reflects on growing up as a refugee in California

    Duration: 02:35

  • 'Invisibles' Artist

    An artist brings attention to low-skilled immigrant workers in the US

    Duration: 05:17

Broadcasts

  • Sat 1 Feb 2014 04:32GMT
  • Sat 1 Feb 2014 19:32GMT
  • Sun 2 Feb 2014 01:32GMT

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