Sierra Nevada Forums presents: “Immigration: Pathways, Barriers, and Myths” | Wednesday | March 11th 2026 | FREE

In a country of immigrants, what’s wrong with the immigration system?

Carson City, NV — The Sierra Nevada Forums, in partnership with the AAUW Capital Branch and League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada will host “Immigration: Pathways, Barriers and Myths” a panel discussion on Wednesday March 11 at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 W King St in Carson City. Doors open at 5:30 pm and the program starts at 6 pm. The Nevada Appeal and KUNR are the media co-sponsors.  This is the sixth forum of the eleventh season of free community forums on topics of current interest.

The forum will be moderated by Lucia Starbuck of KUNR Public Radio. Panelists include Professor Michael Kagan, the director of the UNLV Immigration Clinic at the William S Boyd School of Law; Athar Haseebullah, executive director of the ACLU Nevada; Cristian Gonzalez Perez, a supervising attorney at Make the Road Nevada; and Assemblymember Duy Nguyen, chief operating officer and vice president of the Asian Community Development Council.

The panel will address questions we all have about immigration. What impacts do immigrants have on our economy and culture? How diverse is Nevada’s immigrant community? What are the rules about immigrating to this country? Why are immigrants who are trying to follow the rules being persecuted? What is the path to citizenship?

Time is reserved for written questions from members of the audience.  No large bags or video recordings at the event please. Note that this Forum will be held on a Wednesday rather than our usual Tuesday.

The topic of the April forum will be libraries. May’s forum is on voting laws and issues. For more information, check the SNF website: http://www.sierranevadaforums.com.

• Sierra Nevada Forums provides citizens with factual, verifiable information to assist them in making well-informed decisions on issues of importance to our community and beyond.
• The mission of the American Association of University Women is to advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education and advocacy. AAUW Capital (NV) branch is the local entity.
• The League of Women Voters of Northern Nevada is a non-partisan non-profit organization supporting public involvement to promote informed voting and public participation.

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. NO PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.