The first event in the inaugural year of the Global Issues Forum will provide important context for ever-growing conversations about immigration, comparing immigration policy in the US and Europe. The panelists include UCR's own Karthick Ramakrishnan; Richard Alba, Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the City University of New York and co-author of the book Strangers No More: The Challenges of Integration in North America and Western Europe; and Sara Wallace Goodman (UCI), author of Immigration and Membership Politics in Western Europe. The Student Leadership team for the Global Issues Forum-consisting of students returning from studying abroad, Honors program ambassadors, and Model UN leaders-is eager to welcome students, staff, faculty, and community members from across a broad range of disciplines to engage in this conversation. Join us on November 5th at 4pm in HUB 302N.