In his recent book, "The Immigrant Exodus, " Vivek Wadhwa described the case of Anand Chhatpar and his wife, who were both from India.

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Elsewhere, the reshuffle ripples continue: several people across the blogosphere have noted the exodus of MPs from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, following promotions to the government or (in the case of Labour's Tom Watson) the end of the phone-hacking inquiry.

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