Gates & Walls: Stories of Migration in Modern Times

Gates & Walls: Stories of Migration in Modern Times by Elie Mikhael Nasrallah

In 1979, a teenaged Elie Mikhael Nasrallah left his parents’ house and walked across the public square to the bus stop, beginning the long journey to Canada. He was not the first of his village – nor even his family – to take this step, nor would be the last. Civil war had gripped his homeland of Lebanon, offering its youth a bleak future.

Every immigrant has a story, and as a certified immigration consultant for more than twenty years, representing clients from around the world, Nasrallah had heard more than most. Listening with a sympathetic ear, he has helped many navigate the gates and walls that stand between here and there. These are the voices and insights into what has made, in Nasrallah’s eyes, Canada the greatest country in the world.

“Elie Mikhael Nasrallah has written an important book that is at the very core of Canadian history. Every single one of us – First Nations proudly excepted – has an immigrant story in our immediate or distant past. Gates and Walls: Stories of Migration in Modern Times talks to those who came here to escape war and persecution, who came to these shores for opportunity, and who will continue to come for, among a legion of other reasons, to flee the ravages of the world’s economic crisis. We have long seen their faces – now hear their voices.” – Roy MacGregor, author, columnist, and feature writer for The Globe and Mail

“If you want to read an entertaining book with true stories about people who applied for emigration to Canada, Gates and Walls is for you.
If you want to read an entertaining book with true stories about people who applied for emigration to Canada, Gates and Walls is for you.
If you are interested in the laws and rules of emigration to Canada, the documents you need to present and how to submit your application, Gates and Walls is a must read.
Gates and Walls is a great book to read even if you are not thinking of ever emigrating to Canada.
Author Elie Mikhael Nasrallah’s twenty years of experience as an immigration consultant in Canada provides the backdrop for this engaging book. In the appendices of the book Mr. Nasrallah highlights “Some Nuts and Bolts on Immigration” and addresses some myths concerning Canada’s immigration policies.
Congratulations to Mr. Nasrallah for bringing to the readers such useful and practical information on such a life changing topic.” – Ambassador Massoud Maalouf

Click here to read the recent book review from Apt613’s reporter Adam Shein

ISBN: 978-1-77257-359-6 (PB)
ISBN: 978-1-77257-360-2 (eBook) – To be released at a later date