Immigration Reform Law Institute
| Formation | January 2, 1979 |
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| Founder |
John Tanton Otis L. Graham, Jr. Sidney Swensrud |
| Founded at | Washington, DC |
| Legal status | Non-profit tax exempt |
| Headquarters | 25 Massachusetts Ave NW, Suite 330 Washington, D.C. 20001 |
| Coordinates | 38°53′54″N 77°00′46″W / 38.8984°N 77.01265°WCoordinates: 38°53′54″N 77°00′46″W / 38.8984°N 77.01265°W |
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Region
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United States |
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Key people
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President Daniel A. Stein (1988-) Bob Dane, Executive Director |
| Affiliations |
Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) (est. 1987) FAIR Congressional Task Force (FCTF) (est. 2004) Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) (est. 1985) |
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Budget (2016)
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$5.5 million |
| Mission | "improve border security, stop illegal immigration, promote immigration levels at about 300,000 annually" |
| Website | FAIR |
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a non-profit tax exempt organization in the United States that seeks to significantly reduce both legal and illegal immigration. FAIR is described as a "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
FAIR was founded in 1979 by the ophthalmologist John Tanton, former historian of labor movements and director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions Otis L. Graham, Jr. and the late Sidney Swensrud, who was a former chairman of Gulf Oil and governing board member of Planned Parenthood. The founding chairman, John Tanton, became leader of several anti-immigration groups.
FAIR seeks a moratorium on net immigration by anyone other than refugees and the spouses and minor children of U.S. citizens, until it can be shown that higher immigration levels are needed. FAIR also believes that the economic and social growth in the United States are no longer sustainable at the current rate of the influx of immigrants into the country. In an article entitled "Why America Needs an Immigration Time-Out", explains it "would ease the pressure on the environment and give us a chance to repair our institutions."
FAIR identifies itself as a "group whose membership runs the gamut from liberal to conservative, [whose] grassroots networks help concerned citizens use their voices to speak up for effective, sensible immigration policies that work for America’s best interests". Its Board of Advisors has included individuals such as former Congressman Brian Bilbray (R-CA) and former Governor Richard Lamm (D-CO). The group promotes policies to improve border security and stop illegal immigration, and to reduce legal immigration into the United States to around 300,000 people a year. FAIR's policy studies emphasize the environmental, economic, and social effects of mass immigration. FAIR's President Dan Stein serves on the 61-member board of the Citizens' Debate Commission, a nonpartisan American organization formed in 2004, which was established to sponsor future general election presidential debates.
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