After the dismal, racially homogenous turnout at its recent conference, with the wildly erratic appearance of content on their blog, and without any real momentum or interest behind or in seemingly any of their work, the time has come to … Continued
Front Groups
Immigration
African Americans Targeted by Another Anti-Immigrant Front Group
New evidence has come to light that indicates that Blacks for Equal Rights Coalition (BFERC) is a front group for the anti-immigrant John Tanton Network, and working to manipulate the immigration dialogue within the African American community. It’s not the … Continued
NumbersUSA’s Anti-Immigrant “Jobs” Commercial to Run during Tonight’s GOP Debate
During tonight’s GOP debate, viewers will be treated to a commercial produced by NumbersUSA, one of the top-tier organizations within the John Tanton Network of anti-immigrant groups. NumbersUSA, essentially the grassroots-lobbying arm that the Network loves to paint as political … Continued
World “Anti-Immigrant” Day: the Skewing of World Population Day
Hopefully on World Population Day (WPD) many environmentalists were paying special attention to groups that are trying to hijack population discussions, steering them straight for anti-immigrant stances. Even though WPD was just last Monday, July 11, the anti-immigrant movement has … Continued
News
Huff Hosts Nativist Posts
Next time you log onto the Huffington Post be aware that it is hosting anti-immigrant nativists posing as “Progressives for Immigration Reform” (PFIR), a front group spun out by the white nationalist Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), designated a … Continued
Immigration
FAIR and Lyndon LaRouche: Of Soul Mates and Front Groups
When it comes to creating bogus front groups, few organizations in the U.S. today can match the anti-immigrant Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). Its most recent incarnation—“Progressives for Immigration Reform”—is all dressed up in a caringly liberal-like web site, … Continued
Right Prepares to Woo Left on Immigration
The civil rights organization Center for New Community announced in the most recent edition of its e-bulletin “FAIR Exposed” that the Tanton Network has launched a front group called Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR). PFIR is the latest cell to … Continued
Immigration
Are African Americans Missing the Point on Immigration?
The greatest trick that the anti-immigrant movement ever played on African Americans is convincing us that the anti-immigrant movement is no threat to us whatsoever. I beg to differ, though. In fact, I’ll make the following modest proposal to Black … Continued