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The '''Federation for American Immigration Reform''' ('''FAIR''') is a non profit, anti-immigration organization in the [[United States]].<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|url=https://www.fairus.org/about-fair|title=FAIR's About Us Page|website=www.fairus.org|access-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref> The group publishes position papers, organizes events, and runs campaigns in order to advocate for changes in [[Immigration to the United States|U.S. immigration policy.]] The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies FAIR as a hate group with close ties to white supremacist groups.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/federation-american-immigration-reform|title=Federation for American Immigration Reform|work=Southern Poverty Law Center|access-date=2018-02-02|language=en}}</ref><ref name="SPLCJT">{{Web citation| author=Heidi Beirich|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2008/john-tanton%E2%80%99s-private-papers-expose-more-20-years-hate|title=John Tanton’s Private Papers Expose More Than 20 Years of Hate|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|work=Intelligence Report |date=November 30, 2008|issue=Winter 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=John Tanton is the Mastermind Behind the Organized Anti-Immigration Movement|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|journal=Intelligence Report| year=2002| volume=2002| issue=106| url=http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2002/summer/the-puppeteer|access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation |author=Bess Levin|date=2019-04-10 |title=Trump Wants Former “Hate Group” Leader for Top Immigration Job |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/04/julie-kirchner-dhs-immigration |access-date=2022-05-13 |newspaper=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref>
The '''Federation for American Immigration Reform''' ('''FAIR''') is a [[Nonprofit organization|non profit]], [[anti-immigration]] organization in the [[United States]].<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|url=https://www.fairus.org/about-fair|title=FAIR's About Us Page|website=www.fairus.org|access-date=July 2, 2018}}</ref> The group publishes position papers, organizes events, and runs campaigns in order to advocate for changes in [[Immigration to the United States|U.S. immigration policy.]] The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] classifies FAIR as a hate group with close ties to white supremacist groups.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/federation-american-immigration-reform|title=Federation for American Immigration Reform|work=Southern Poverty Law Center|access-date=2018-02-02|language=en}}</ref><ref name="SPLCJT">{{Web citation| author=Heidi Beirich|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2008/john-tanton%E2%80%99s-private-papers-expose-more-20-years-hate|title=John Tanton’s Private Papers Expose More Than 20 Years of Hate|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|work=Intelligence Report |date=November 30, 2008|issue=Winter 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=John Tanton is the Mastermind Behind the Organized Anti-Immigration Movement|publisher=Southern Poverty Law Center|journal=Intelligence Report| year=2002| volume=2002| issue=106| url=http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2002/summer/the-puppeteer|access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation |author=Bess Levin|date=2019-04-10 |title=Trump Wants Former “Hate Group” Leader for Top Immigration Job |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/04/julie-kirchner-dhs-immigration |access-date=2022-05-13 |newspaper=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref>


==History==
==History==


FAIR was founded in 1979 by Michigan surgeon and [[white nationalist]] [[John Tanton]].<ref>{{Citation|author=Kristina M. Campbell|title=A Dry Hate: White Supremacy and anti-Immigrant Rhetoric in the Humanitarian Crisis on the U.S.-Mexico Border| url=https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/wvb117&id=1097&div=&collection=|journal=West Virginia Law Review|date= n.d. |pages=1081|volume=117}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|title=John Tanton is the Mastermind Behind the Organized Anti-Immigration Movement| url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2002/john-tanton-mastermind-behind-organized-anti-immigration-movement|access-date=2020-08-31|website=Southern Poverty Law Center|language=en}}</ref><ref name="ADL-Unfair?">{{Web citation| url=http://archive.adl.org/civil_rights/is_fair_unfair.pdf|title=Is FAIR Unfair? The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) |author=Gerald Baumgarten|date=2000|publisher=Anti Defamation League|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104141302/http://archive.adl.org/civil_rights/is_fair_unfair.pdf|archive-date=4 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Other co-founders include Otis Graham and former [[Gulf Oil]] CEO, Sydney Swensrud. It is currently headquartered in Washington, D.C.
FAIR was founded in 1979 by Michigan surgeon and [[white nationalist]] [[John Tanton]].<ref>{{Citation|author=Kristina M. Campbell|title=A Dry Hate: White Supremacy and anti-Immigrant Rhetoric in the Humanitarian Crisis on the U.S.-Mexico Border| url=https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/wvb117&id=1097&div=&collection=|journal=West Virginia Law Review|date= n.d. |pages=1081|volume=117}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|title=John Tanton is the Mastermind Behind the Organized Anti-Immigration Movement| url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2002/john-tanton-mastermind-behind-organized-anti-immigration-movement|access-date=2020-08-31|website=Southern Poverty Law Center|language=en}}</ref><ref name="ADL-Unfair?">{{Web citation| url=http://archive.adl.org/civil_rights/is_fair_unfair.pdf|title=Is FAIR Unfair? The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) |author=Gerald Baumgarten|date=2000|publisher=Anti Defamation League|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104141302/http://archive.adl.org/civil_rights/is_fair_unfair.pdf|archive-date=4 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Other co-founders include Otis Graham and former [[Gulf Oil]] CEO, Sydney Swensrud. It is currently headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Latest revision as of 22:34, 1 December 2022

Federation for American Immigration Reform
Formation1979[1]
FounderJohn Tanton
Otis L. Graham Jr.
Sidney Swensrud
Founded atWashington, DC
Legal statusNon-profit tax exempt
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States of America
Template:LongitemUnited States
Template:LongitemDaniel A. Stein, President (1988-)
AffiliationsImmigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) (est. 1987)[2] FAIR Congressional Task Force (FCTF) (est. 2004)
Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) (est. 1985)[3]
Template:LongitemRevenue: $11,157,713
Expenses: $11,246,727
(FYE December 2016)[1]
WebsiteFAIRUS.org

The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a non profit, anti-immigration organization in the United States.[4] The group publishes position papers, organizes events, and runs campaigns in order to advocate for changes in U.S. immigration policy. The Southern Poverty Law Center classifies FAIR as a hate group with close ties to white supremacist groups.[5][6][7][8]

History[edit | edit source]

FAIR was founded in 1979 by Michigan surgeon and white nationalist John Tanton.[9][10][11] Other co-founders include Otis Graham and former Gulf Oil CEO, Sydney Swensrud. It is currently headquartered in Washington, D.C.

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Charity Navigator Webpage" (n.d.).
  2. ↑ "IRLI official webpage" (n.d.).
  3. ↑ "CIS About Us Webpage" (n.d.).
  4. ↑ "FAIR's About Us Page". www.fairus.org.
  5. ↑ "Federation for American Immigration Reform".
  6. ↑ Heidi Beirich (November 30, 2008). "John Tanton’s Private Papers Expose More Than 20 Years of Hate"
  7. ↑ John Tanton is the Mastermind Behind the Organized Anti-Immigration Movement (2002). Intelligence Report, vol.2002. Southern Poverty Law Center.
  8. ↑ Bess Levin (2019-04-10). "Trump Wants Former “Hate Group” Leader for Top Immigration Job" Vanity Fair.
  9. ↑ Kristina M. Campbell (n.d.). A Dry Hate: White Supremacy and anti-Immigrant Rhetoric in the Humanitarian Crisis on the U.S.-Mexico Border. West Virginia Law Review, vol.117 (p. 1081).
  10. ↑ "John Tanton is the Mastermind Behind the Organized Anti-Immigration Movement". Southern Poverty Law Center.
  11. ↑ Gerald Baumgarten (2000). "Is FAIR Unfair? The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)" Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
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