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TUCSON - A coalition of groups and people in the community came together for the fourth round of Arizona Immigration Solutions Conference to discuss finding solutions when it comes to immigration.

"People come here because they are interested in the issue. Wherever they come from in a political spectrum, if they leave here with a more solid fact base so they can engage about the conversation based on the facts then we've done our job," Real Arizona Coalition, James Garcia said.

One of the panelists Daryl Williams said while he has some reservations when it comes to immigration issues, he says this conference is one way to learn and work together to improve the way we look at immigration in Arizona.

"It is unfortunate that people come here without paperwork. Do I think that's a crime in the traditional sense, anti-social behavior that says I'm going to disrupt our society? No it's not. It is a distortion and if you will forgive me a prostitution of our criminal justice system to say that's a crime," Williams said.

During presentations, people from all walks of life had a chance to ask questions to panelists and say this was a great opportunity to understand and examine important issues.

"I think it's especially important that we come together as a very diverse group, and we are presented valid and accurate information on the truth that is going on within the state of Arizona," Tommy Collins said.

The next immigration conference is set to take place in Yuma, Arizona on November 12th.