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A community conversation on ‘Crossing Borders’


Ali Noorani engages with the panel. Left to right: Jason Lief, Ali Noorani, Mark Prosser, Maria Ramos, Stacey Cole. At the event, Noorani encouraged local advocates for immigration reform.

Nationally known author Ali Noorani came to Storm Lake to participate in A Community Conversation hosted by SALUD on his book “Crossing Borders.” Ali is president and chief executive officer of the National Immigration Forum, a nonpartisan advocacy organization working with faith, law enforcement and business leaders to promote the value of immigrants and immigration.

Ali is known for his principled and reasoned voice on immigration policy and politics at the local, national and global level. He has appeared on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, NBC News, ABC News, PBS NewsHour and various radio and local news programs. He has been quoted on the pages of most of the nation’s major dailies.

His book presents the complexities of migration through the stories of families fleeing violence and poverty, the government and non-governmental organizations helping or hindering their progress.

He reports from the inside on why families make the heart-wrenching decision to leave home.

“Crossing Borders” is available for purchase at the Storm Lake Times Pilot Bookstore, Northern Lights.