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Press Release

 

 

For Immediate Release  
Contact: Dan Gordon ,
617-651-0841 
March 15, 2022 

**Noorani's New Book Offers 'Passionate, Yet Surprisingly Hopeful'
Portrait of American Immigration **

**WASHINGTON, D.C.** - Over the past five years, our nation's
immigration debate has dramatically shifted. A new book from the
National Immigration Forum's president and CEO looks at how and why
this happened, and how we can respond.  

"Crossing Borders: The Reconciliation of a Nation of Immigrants
"
(Rowman & Littlefield, available today) explores the political
weaponization of migration from Central America and Syria. Noorani
tracks the immigration rhetoric and policies of President Donald Trump,
Hungary's Viktor Orbán, as well as the consequences of Brexit to
examine the fears Americans have when it comes to immigration and how to
address them. 

In addition to the rise of the Alt-Right and the emergence of
nationalist forces, Noorani shares what is being done in local
communities to address these fears and reconcile our nation of
immigrants. 

Noorani is available for interview; contact Dan Gordon
. Advance assessments of "Crossing
Borders" follow.   

"In their efforts to flee violence, natural disaster, or to seek a warm
meal to feed their family, I have seen how immigrants and refugees are
pinned against borders around the world. Wrapped around stories of those
who would scale any obstacle in search of a better future for their
children, Ali Noorani unpacks the ugliness of the politics and policies
of immigration, charting a path forward that serves the national
interest and helps all of us become our better selves." 
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**JOSÉ ANDRÉS**, chef and founder of World Central Kitchen 

"This is an essential book to understand the fear, challenges, and
opportunities on both sides of the immigration debate. 'Elections
matter. Culture matters more,' writes Ali Noorani. He's right.
Nothing will change until 'white America sees changes to their
neighborhoods as a net positive to their lives.' This book, in many
ways, explains why Trump won the election and why an honest debate on
immigration is urgent. Your neighborhood depends on it." 
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**RUSSELL MOORE**, public theologian at Christianity Today 

"Immigration policy is complex and endlessly challenging on a good day.
And the politics, always dicey, have become toxic. 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. His is truly a voice we
should all heed."  
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**JONATHAN BLITZER**, staff writer, The New Yorker 

"Crossing Borders chronicles how politicians and pundits manipulate our
fear of outsiders, encircling us in fear and blame, like coils of razor
wire. But every so often, as Ali Noorani captures in vivid detail, there
are mayors, police chiefs and business people who decline to be used in
this way. Indispensable reading for anyone who wants to understand how
Americans can reclaim our own basic decency." 
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**AMANDA RIPLEY**, journalist and best-selling author of "The Smartest
Kids in the World" and "High Conflict" 

"In an era of symbolic politics, when borders have become the organizing
principle for how we legitimize disputes, resolve our own questions of
identity and even contrive a sense of meaning and purpose, Ali Noorani
steps into their manifestation in the U.S. immigration debate and
powerfully disentangles their hold. Crossing Borders is a moving
portrait of a country confused and contorted by caricature, even as it
invites fresh courage for all who feel and are displaced." 
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**ANNE SNYDER**, editor-in-chief, Comment Magazine 

"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."
 
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**AL FRANKEN **

"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. He helps
us see that the stories we've been told by our "community" about
immigrants are grounded in fear, not fact; hate, not love. And he gives
us hope through examples of unlikely alliances among by small groups of
people with the courage to step outside of their community's norms and
offer dignity to fellow human beings."  
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**ELIZABETH NEUMANN**, former DHS assistant secretary for
counterterrorism and threat prevention 

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