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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]]. According to the FAIR website, "FAIR's legal affiliate, the Immigration Reform 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>
In 2007, the Southern Poverty Law Center branded FAIR a hate group, stating that:
"The founder, chief ideologue and long-time funder of FAIR [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>[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>
*Executive Director - [[Dan Stein]]
