Alvaro Vargas Llosa is a senior fellow of the Center on Global Prosperity at the Independent Institute; a lecturer on world economic and political issues at such venues as the World Economic Forum, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Council on Foreign Affairs, and the Inter-American Dialogue; and has contributed to the BBC World Service, the Los Angeles Times, the Miami Herald, the New York Times, Time magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. Among his books are The Che Guevara Myth, the award-winning Liberty for Latin America, and The Madness of Things Peruvian.
"This compelling book is a must read for anyone on the vital yet
contentious issue of immigration. Global Crossings puts a personal
face on the issue, superbly arguing that restrictions on the basis
of accident of birthplace have no economic or social justification,
and in the hands of government are a dangerous infringement on
individual liberty and human well-being." --Daniel L. McFadden,
Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences and E. Morris Cox Professor of
Economics, University of California-Berkeley
"Why do people migrate? What motivates people to go from one
country to another? Alvaro Vargas Llosa responds to these vital
questions ...and leads us on a valuable tour of immigration
throughout the world and then focuses on aspects of the history of
immigration in the U.S. The book highlights the role of immigrants
in the development of nations, throwing overboard the myth that
immigrants cost more than they provide or take away the jobs of
citizens. Vargas Llosa encourages an 'open mind' which supports
national policies that assimilate the cultural richness of
immigrant groups and also fights against the criminalization of
migration." --Vicente Fox, former President, Republic of Mexico
"Global Crossings is a much needed antidote to the hysterical
drivel that dominates the debate over immigration reform. The book
demonstrates how important it is to adapt our immigration policy to
the needs of our economy and to welcome those who will make a
genuine contribution to our future prosperity. America's success as
an immigrant nation is in danger from those who would close our
borders out of fear and ignorance. Global Crossings dispels both."
--Linda L. Chavez, former Director, U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights
"Vargas Llosa's brilliant, scholarly book Global Crossings brings
down the temperature of the immigration debate. In prose filled
with analysis and stories, statistics and history, he shows that
'Hispanic' immigrants are nothing new--not 'barbarians' but future
Americans . . . Vargas Llosa sees America in terms of hope, not
faith, a 'credo, ' as he puts it, of progress, not a catechism of
nationalism. Long may Global Crossings flourish." --Deirdre N.
McCloskey, Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, and
English, University of Illinois-Chicago
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