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Tragic deaths of family at US border expose visa trade scandal

The signs are painted on every wall and hang from every lamp-post of this small Gujarat village. “Easy Canada visa, student and immigration,” states one. “Study in Canada, free application, spouse can apply,” claims another.

Indeed, in Dingucha, a village in rural west India, almost every house now has a family member either in Canada or the US. It was a fact they used to proudly shout from the rooftops; but now, the village has fallen silent. Ask

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