After spending 15 months running for Congress in Congressional District 3 in Arizona (Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Cave Creek Carefree, New River) The FUSION Foundation Co-Founder - Annie Loyd stepped down and made a commitment to dedicate her time to building a coalition from the public, private, corporate and government sectors addressing the challenge of immigration reform. Voices for Civil Dialogue is one of the many projects to emerge from this work. Voices for Civil Dialogue is a transpartisan, inclusive coalition of community leaders dedicated to genuine, respectful cooperation, involving groups and individuals from all sectors of society.

Answering the call made by community leaders and elected officials, Voices for Civil Dialogue is creating the conditions for diplomatic solutions for immigration reform. “It is time to convene diverse interest in dialogue and deliberation to create responsible and effective solutions for federal immigration reform,” states Loyd. First steps are focused on reducing the rhetoric through civil dialogue, thus affirming Arizona’s diverse intellectual resources, which strengthen economic growth. Loyd comments, “It is time to invite representatives from all sides to the table and conduct respectful and meaningful conversations.”