Crossing Borders, Ali Noorani
Crossing Borders, Ali Noorani
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Crossing Borders
The Reconciliation of a Nation of Immigrants

Author: Ali Noorani

Narrator: Zac Aleman

Unabridged: 6 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/28/2022

Synopsis

Moving stories of American immigrants and their journeysIn an era when immigration on a global scale defines the fears and aspirations of Americans, Crossing Borders presents the complexities of migration through the stories of families fleeing violence and poverty, the government and nongovernmental organizations helping or hindering their progress, and the American communities receiving them.Ali Noorani, who has spent years building bridges between immigrants and their often conservative communities, takes listeners on a journey to Honduras, Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, and Texas, meeting migrants and the organizations and people that help them on both sides of the border. He reports from the inside on why families make the heart-wrenching decision to leave home. Going beyond the polemical, partisan debate, Noorani offers sensitive insights and real solutions.Crossing Borders will appeal to a broad audience of concerned citizens across the political spectrum, faith communities, policymakers, and immigrants themselves.

About Ali Noorani

Ali Noorani, president and CEO of the National Immigration Forum, an advocacy organization promoting the value of immigrants and immigration, is the author of There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration. He resides in Washington, DC.

About Zac Aleman

Zac Aleman is a narrator from Jacksonville, Florida. He speaks English and Spanish natively and has a great ear for dialects and accents. As a fan and consumer of audiobooks, he knows what it takes to engage the listener and help them to connect with the story. When he's not narrating in his professional home studio, you can find him spending time with his family or relaxing with an audiobook.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David

If you’ve ever had an in-depth conversation with someone that has immigrated to the United States you’ll quickly realize how the process is far from sanitary and clean. It is messy and complicated and it can be easily derailed by a misplaced comma or slow mail or any number of glitches. Suddenly, th......more

Goodreads review by Christy

One of the top books I send people to who want to understand our current immigration situation in the US and what is needed to turn the tide towards dignity which is not currently how we are operating as our immigration system doesn't uphold our values and doesn't provide enough for the labor needs......more

Quotes

“Ali Noorani knows immigration. Crossing Borders is authoritative and objective—passionate, yet surprisingly hopeful. This book is crucial to our understanding of American immigration and therefore of America.” Al Franken, media personality, former US senator, and New York Times bestselling author

“Immigration policy is complex and endlessly challenging on a good day…Fortunately for all of us, Ali Noorani has dedicated his life to bringing humanity and thoughtfulness to the issue. His moral clarity and searching intelligence are more important than ever.” New Yorker

“This book, a combination of memoir and analysis, frames how we arrived at this crisis, and how to go forward. The book never exchanges utopianism for realism nor does it ever exchange despair for hope. In this way, this book can help anyone to think through how to build coalitions, how to seek to persuade skeptics, and how to press on against daunting odds.” Christianity Today

“Ali Noorani gently helps those of us who have been too blind or too busy to see what we have missed in our responsibilities to offer all people dignity, love our neighbor, and care for the stranger.” Elizabeth Neumann, former DHS assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention

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