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Stranded: Exposing the UK’s immigration scammers
By BBC Africa Eye

youtube.com/watch?v=191CuNRGoo

"Exploiting the desire of millions of Africans to migrate to Europe, these agents fuel a thriving underground trade in UK work papers. Reporter Olaronke Alo sets out to discover what happens when the promised jobs do not materialise - and exposes pitfalls of the UK immigration system which have allowed the illegal schemes to flourish."

Question for non-United States folks ... Is the adjective/description "US-American" common, or at least familiar to you? I noticed this caption on #wikipedia. (It's better than "USian," I suppose.)

Arguments against the U.S. using "American" as its demonym are duly noted, but unpersuasive. Look, no other country's name contains the word America. And every alternative is awkward.

By the way, do people from South Sudan, the DRC, or Chad criticize the Central African Republic for claiming "Central African" as their demonym? Have they considered "CA-Republican" instead?

Happy Monday everyone! Last year I composed the music for an animated short called 'Overture' created by fourth-year (now graduated) Sheridan College animation student, Joshua "Kodia" Sowa for his final exam submission. He wanted the score to emulate the sound of Ghanaian/Nigerian highlife music from the 50s. The music you are hearing is the beginning and end theme for the animated short. Enjoy!!