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Once Again, FAIR Reveals Its Black Heart of Hate
01 day ago
by Mark Potok
in anti-immigrant
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has never been a pleasant organization. Its top leaders have warned shrilly of a “Latin onslaught,” defended a racist 1924 quota system, insisted that America needs a “European-American majority,” and fretted that Latinos are “outbreeding” white people. Its founder has sought ways to sterilize unmarried mothers, corresponded with [...]
Nativists Lambast Family of Undocumented Suicide Victim
01 month ago
by Leah Nelson
in anti-immigrant
No one knows for sure what was going through the head of 18-year-old Joaquin Luna Jr. when he committed suicide last month. His family told reporters they suspect he was motivated by despair over the limitations posed by his status as an undocumented immigrant. His suicide note (which the family had not yet seen when [...]
FBI Reports Dramatic Spike in Anti-Muslim Hate Violence
02 months ago
Anti-Muslim hate crimes soared by an astounding 50% last year, skyrocketing over 2009 levels in a year marked by the vicious rhetoric of Islam-bashing politicians and activists, especially over the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” in New York City.
Although the national statistics compiled by the FBI each year are known to dramatically understate the real level [...]
Newspaper Publication of Anti-Latino Comments Stirs Controversy
03 months ago
Never let it be said that the words of a simple “man on the street” can’t have far-reaching consequences in the modern world.
The Hazleton, Pa., Standard-Speaker newspaper is still coping with the fallout of an interview it published Aug. 15 in a regular print-edition-only feature called “Know Your Neighbor,” in which a local individual is [...]
AFA Blogger: Undocumented Immigrants Like Prison Escapees
03 months ago
American Family Association (AFA) blogger Elijah Friedeman thinks Alabama’s new, draconian law targeting undocumented immigrants and anyone who would assist them or knowingly fail to turn them in, is wonderful.
What puzzles him, according to his essay posted Friday on AFA’s Rightly Concerned website, is that many Christian church leaders, even conservative ones, oppose the law [...]
News Roundup for September 21, 2011
04 months ago
Deryl Paul Dedmon, 19, of Brandon, Miss., was charged with capital murder with a hate-crime enhancement in the death of an African-American man. The grand jury indictment alleges that the victim died after being beaten by a group of white teens and run over by a truck.
Police in Sacramento, Calif., report that a man was [...]
News Roundup for September 20, 2011
04 months ago
An African pastor in Concord, N.H., said a hate-filled message was written on his home in black marker. Two other homes in the neighborhood, also occupied by African immigrants, were targeted. Each message referred to the families as “subhuman” and said the victims were getting a free ride. Concord is a major hub for the [...]
DOJ Says Suffolk County, N.Y., Police Need Improvements on Hate Crimes
04 months ago
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a letter (pdf) to officials yesterday suggesting non-mandatory improvements in the way that the Suffolk County, N.Y., Police Department (SFPD) investigates hate crimes and other practices. The preliminary findings letter was part of a DOJ investigation of the department’s “patterns and practices” in the wake of the 2008 murder [...]
The National Policy Institute Conference: Immigrants Ruining America
04 months ago
by Arthur Goldwag
in anti-immigrant
The lower levels of the Ronald Reagan Office building were mostly deserted Saturday morning, but there were a few signs of life outside the Polaris Suite. Books like Jared Taylor’s White Identity and Richard Lynn’s The Global Bell Curve: Race, IQ, and Inequality Worldwide were for sale in the foyer; inside, where a dozen or [...]
FAIR Chairman Sings Praises of Racist Founder John Tanton
04 months ago
In its September newsletter, the chairman of the board of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), Roy Porter, wrote a glowing paean to the group’s racist founder, John Tanton, in advance of FAIR’s Oct. 1 tribute to “John and his legacy.” Tanton played a critical role in the creation of several powerhouse anti-immigrant groups [...]