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The '''Federation for American Immigration Reform''' (FAIR) is an anti-immigration group that has been branded a hate group by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] (SPLC).<ref name="SPLC"/> FAIR calls itself an "organization of concerned citizens who share a common belief that our nation's immigration policies must be reformed to serve the national interest." <ref>Federation for American Immigration Reform, [http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_aboutmain About], Federation for American Immigration Reformorganizational website, accessed September 14, 2008.</ref> FAIR It was formed in 1979 by population control advocate and nativist [[John Tanton]], who believed believes that immigration was is a significant part of the US population "problem," and is part of the anti-immigrant [[John Tanton Network]]." See <ref>Institute for Policy Studies, [http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1467Federation_for_American_Immigration_Reform "FAIR Profile"], ''RightWeb'' organizational website, accessed 2008.</ref><ref name="NYT">Jason DeParle, [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/us/17immig.html RightWeb Profile?pagewanted=all&_r=0 "The Anti-Immigration Crusader"], ''New York Times'', April 17, 2011.</ref>

FAIR played a significant role ==Role in drafting Arizona's controversial SB1070 antiAnti-immigrant law, which has been successfully challenged by the US [[Department of Justice]]. According to the FAIR website, "FAIR's legal affiliate, the Immigration Reform Immigrant Law Institute (IRLI) assisted [Arizona] Senator Pearce in drafting the language of SB1070. <ref>[http://www.fairus.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=22725&security=1601&news_iv_ctrl=1741 "If Washington Won't, Arizona Will"], April 14, 2010, "Media" page on FAIR website, accessed September 2, 2010.</ref>

FAIR played a significant role in drafting Arizona's controversial SB1070 anti-immigrant law, which has been successfully challenged by the US [[Department of Justice]].<ref>Andrew Cohen, [http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/06/razing-arizona-supreme-court-sides-with-feds-on-immigration/258932/ "Razing Arizona: Supreme Court Sides With Feds on Immigration"], ''The Atlantic'', June 25, 2012.</ref><ref>Andrea Nill Sanchez, [http://thinkprogress.org/security/2010/04/22/176018/immigration-reform-law-institute/?mobile=nc "The Group Behind The Harshest Immigration Bill In 2007America"], ''Think Progress'', April 22, 2010.</ref> According to the Southern Poverty FAIR website, "FAIR's legal affiliate, the Immigration Reform Law Center branded FAIR a hate groupInstitute (IRLI)[,] assisted [Arizona] Senator [[Russell Pearce|Pearce]] in drafting the language of SB1070."<ref>Federation for Immigration Reform, stating that[http://www.fairus.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=22725&security=1601&news_iv_ctrl=1741 "If Washington Won't, Arizona Will"], organizational press release, April 14, 2010, accessed September 2, 2010.</ref>

"The founder, chief ideologue and long-time funder of FAIR [John Tanton] is ==Designation as a racist. Key staff members have ties to white supremacist groups, some are members, and some have spoken at hate group functions. FAIR has accepted more than $1 million from a racist foundation devoted to studies of race and IQ, and to eugenics - the pseudo-science of breeding a better human race that was utterly discredited by the Nazi euthanasia program. It spreads racist conspiracy theories."<ref>[http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2007/12/11/fair-crossing-the-rubicon-of-hate/ "FAIR Crossing the Rubicon of Hate"], Dec. 11, 2007, Southern Poverty Law Center's "Hatewatch" page, accessed September 2, 2010.]</ref>Group==

*Executive Director "The founder, chief ideologue and long- time funder of FAIR [[Dan Stein[John Tanton]] ]is a racist. Key staff members have ties to white supremacist groups, some are members, and some have spoken at hate group functions. FAIR has accepted more than $1 million from a racist foundation devoted to studies of race and IQ, and to eugenics -- the pseudo-science of breeding a better human race that was utterly discredited by the Nazi euthanasia program. It spreads racist conspiracy theories."<ref name="SPLC">Southern Poverty Law Center, "[http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2007/12/11/fair-crossing-the-rubicon-of-hate/ FAIR Crossing the Rubicon of Hate]," organizational "Hatewatch" profile, December 11, 2007, accessed September 2, 2010.</ref>

==FAIR and immigration reform bill==In 2013, FAIR has played a major role in fighting the anti-immigration reform movement as bill, part of the [[John Tanton Network]]. This backlash comes in response to an immigration reform a [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/28/immigration-reform-framework_n_2566494.html/ agendaproposal] introduced by a bipartisan group of senators in January.<ref name="PRwatch Immigration Article">Katie Lorenze, "[httphttps://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/05/12128/scaife-funded-network-works-hard-kill-immigration-reform Scaife-Funded Network Works Hard to Kill Immigration Reform]," ''PRWatch.org'', May 31, 2013.</ref> FAIR has received over nearly $6 15 million in donations from the ''[[Scaife Foundations|Colcom Foundation'']], started by Cordelia Scaife May of the [[Scaife Foundations]], a close friend of [[John Tanton]] and a strong supporter sister to [[Richard Scaife]] of antithe right-immigration lawswing [[Scaife Foundations]].<ref name="PRwatch Immigration Article"/> FAIR has provided [http://www.fairus.org/publications/immigration-fueling-u-s-income-inequality/evidence"studies"] linking immigration reform to income inequality and crime, and its president , [[Dan Stein]] , published an op-ed in ''Politico'' in opposition to the immigration bill.<ref name="PRwatch Immigration Article"/> However, the evidence Stein incorporates cited to support the idea that immigration reform is harmful to the United States turn out to be was called "[http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/04/11/fair-presidents-anti-immigration-reform-op-ed-g/193590/ wildly misleading, unsubstantiated, or flat-out wrong], as proven " by Simon Maloy in his blog for [[Media Matters for America]].<ref name="PRwatch >Simon Maloy, [http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/04/11/fair-presidents-anti-immigration-reform-op-ed-g/193590/ FAIR President's Anti-Immigration Article"Reform Op-Ed Gets Almost Everything Wrong], ''Media Matters for America'' organizational article, April 11, 2013.</ref>

 In 2011, FAIR reported $6,202,879 in total revenue, $6,130,583 in total expenses, and $10,142,838 in net assets.<ref>Federation for American Immigration Reform, [http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2011/521/136/2011-521136126-08b46959-9.pdf 2011 Form 990], organizational annual IRS filing, August 14, 2012.</ref> Funders (from 1986-2007 ) included:<ref>{{cite web

|accessdate=2010-01-28|quote=Carthage Foundation $1,954,500F.M. Kirby Foundation $645,000John M. Olin Foundation $30,000Sarah Scaife Foundation $1,075,000Scaife Family Foundation $175,000Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation $25,000Smith Richardson Foundation $65,000William H. Donner Foundation $60,000}}</ref> *[[Carthage Foundation]] : $1,954,500*[[F.M. Kirby Foundation]] : $645,000*[[John M. Olin Foundation]] : $30,000*[[Sarah Scaife Foundation]] : $1,075,000*[[Scaife Family Foundation]] : $175,000*[[Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation]] : $25,000*[[Smith Richardson Foundation]] : $65,000*[[William H. Donner Foundation]] : $60,000 ==Front Groups==

==Front groups==Groups that FAIR has created or funded include [["You Don't Speak for Me!"]], [[Choose Black America]],<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Los Angeles Times |title=Activist gaining little ground among blacks |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/dec/31/local/me-hayes31 |accessdate=2010-01-15 |author=Teresa Watanabe |date=2007-12-31 |quote=Since last year, the 56-year-old lean and lanky activist has tried to rouse blacks against illegal immigration with fiery appearances on national TV, protest marches, civil disobedience and leadership of Choose Black America, an anti-illegal immigration organization launched and financially supported by the '''Federation for American Immigration Reform'''. }}</ref>, and [[Coalition for the Future American Worker]].<ref>{{cite web

|quote=other FAIR sponsored groups such as the Coalition for the Future of the American Worker, which claims to be a coalition of blue-collar groups}}</ref>.

 As of June 2013:<ref>FAIR, [http://www.fairus.org/about/staff "Staff"], organizational website, accessed June 2013.</ref>: 

 As of June 2013:<ref>FAIR, [http://www.fairus.org/about/board-of-directors "Board of Directors"], organizational website, accessed June 2013</ref>: 

'''Former directors include''':<ref>Federation for American Immigration Reform, [http://www.fairus.org/site/PageNavigator/about/board_of_directors/ Board], Federation for American Immigration Reformorganizational website, accessed September 13, 2010.</ref><ref>Federation for American Immigration Reform, [http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_aboutliste5e3 Directors], Federation for American Immigration Reformorganizational website, accessed September 14, 2008.</ref>

 As of June 2013:<ref>FAIR, [http://www.fairus.org/about/board-of-directors "National Board of Advisors"], organizational website, accessed June 2013</ref>: 

*[[Peter Nu&ntilde;ezNunez]]

'''Former Advisors include''':<ref>Federation for American Immigration Reform, [http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_aboutliste5e3 Directors], Federation for American Immigration Reformorganizational website, accessed September 14, 2008.</ref> <div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">

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