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Simon W. Burrow decided to change
the world - one documentary at a time.
Simon, the producer of the documentary film, Beyond Borders is himself an immigrants' success story. Twenty-two years after founding an
industrial manufacturing company, Brandon International, he sold his firm and decided to devote his
life to the basic human right to migrate.
Simon, who came to the United States from England in 1957, strongly believes
in democracy, free markets and individual freedom. He feels it is wrong to
restrict immigration.
His activism began shortly after he was drafted to serve in the Vietnam War
in 1970. He joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War and was
subsequently jailed for protesting the war.
He later ran a Peace Center in Schenectady, New York and campaigned for
presidential candidate George McGovern.
After moving to California, where he began his career as a "hippie
carpenter," he was offered a job running a plastic bucket factory. He eventually founded Coventry, an industrial
manufacturing company which numbered 250 employees with factories in Mexico and
China.
Simon's motivation for the film is to make the world a fairer place,
believing that "Immigration is the
next big human right." His organization, Radical Immigration believes that it
is morally wrong to restrict where people live and that getting to a world
where people can move without restrictions will take time, education and
experience. Simon believes that the phrase "life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness" does not have a geographic caveat attached to it.
Simon holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance degree from California State
University, Los Angeles. He serves as a
teacher and guest lecturer in business and ideals at Cal Poly, Whittier
College, University of Southern California, Mount SAC and his alma mater,
CSULA.
He lives in Pasadena with his wife, Nurit.
The couple has two daughters, Lillian and Rebecca.
Simon also maintains a personal blog at www.swcamborne.com where he comments on various topics as short attention span wonders.
he can be reached via email at
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