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The World on Some Dramatic Immigration News for 7-15

We're leading with some dramatic immigration news today:

Protests face off in Arizona over the influx of migrants from Central America. We'll hear more about why so many Central American children are headed north to the US in the first place. And Jose Antonio Vargas, a high-profile advocate for undocumented immigrants, is detained by Border Patrol in Texas.

Also today, Beth Macy's new book "Factory Man" chronicles the effects of globalization on the American furniture industry, especially in Virginia and North Carolina. She tells the story of John Bassett III, who filed an anti-dumping case against China and kept American workers employed.

Plus, the Church of England cuts down on devil language in an effort to be more accessible.

And Russian-speaker Alina Simone investigates whether the Russian language is headed for extinction.