A new book argues that global emigration is hollowing out the constituencies most likely to resist authoritarian rule.
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Majid worked as a public interest lawyer in Damascus, Syria, for 20 years, following a family tradition of six decades. His practice often defended asylum seekers, political prisoners, and people on death row, which frequently put him in contact with European embassies. In 2009, the Syrian government imprisoned Majid on charges of “weakening the sentiment” of the nation because of his humanitarian practices; he served two years and was released under a special amnesty in 2011 shortly before the Syrian uprising against Bashar al-Assad’s regime began.
Gil Guerra is a contributing writer at The Dispatch and an immigration policy analyst at the Niskanen Center and the 2024 rising expert in Latin America with Young Professionals in Foreign Policy.
