A series of articles on the United States Immigration Debate Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... In 2004, United States President George W. Bush proposed a guest worker program to absorb migrant laborers who would otherwise come to the U.S. as illegal aliens. ...

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Proposed Solutions STRIVE Act (2007) DREAM Act Guest worker program H.R. 4437 (December 2005) S. 2611 (May 2006) Immigration reduction Legalization Jackson Lee (2005) McCain-Kennedy (2005) SKIL (2006) REAL ID (2005) Border Fence (2006) The Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 or STRIVE Act of 2007 is proposed United States legislation designed to address the problem of illegal immigration. ... The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (also called The DREAM Act) is a bipartisan bill pending in the U.S. congress that would provide a path to legal status for individuals who were brought to the U.S. as undocumented children years ago but who since then... The Guest worker program is a program that has been proposed many times in the past and now also by U.S. President George W. Bush as a way to permit U.S. employers to sponsor non-U.S. citizens as laborers for approximately three years, to be deported afterwards... Radio Station advertisement in Spanish in East Los Angeles against the H.R.4437. ... Senate Bill 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act) (abbreviated CIRA), is a United States Senate bill dealing with immigration reform. ... Immigration reduction refers to movements active within the United States that advocate a reduction in the amount of immigration allowed into the United States or other countries. ... Legalization is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently illegal. ... In 2004, United States President George W. Bush proposed a guest worker program to absorb migrant laborers who would otherwise come to the U.S. as illegal aliens. ... Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act (S. 1033) or the McCain-Kennedy Bill is a comprehensive immigration reform bill discussed in the United States Senate during the Summer of 2005, which was first of its kind since the early 2000s in incorporating legalization, guest worker programs, border enforcement components. ... S. 2691/ H. R. 5744, also known as the “Securing Knowledge Innovation and Leadership Act of 2006”, or the “SKIL Bill” from its acronym and rhyme, is targeted at increasing legal immigration of scientific, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workers into the United States by increasing the quotas on the... The REAL ID Act of 2005 is Division B of an act of the United States Congress titled Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, Pub. ... President George W. Bush signs the Secure Fence Act of 2006, in the Roosevelt Room on October 26, 2006. ...

Action 2006 Protests In 2006, millions of people were involved in protests over a proposed reform to existing United States immigration laws. ...

Organizations Immigration and Customs Enforcement CCIR, NIF, FIRM, WAAA, NCLR, FAIR, MMP, MCDC, CCIR, SOS, CIS, NUSA Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative arm of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and is responsible for identifying and dismantling vulnerabilities regarding the nations border, economic, transportation and infrastructure security. ... NAOC Logo The Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CCIR), also known as CCIR/NAOC or New American Opportunity Campaign is a non-profit immigrant rights advocacy organization based in Washington, DC, established in 2003 to pass comprehensive immigration reform. ... The National Immigration Forum was established in 1982, dedicated to increasing public support for admitting larger numbers of immigrants and refugees into the United States. ... CCC Logo The Center for Community Change (CCC) is one of the larger community building organizations in the United States. ... The We Are Americe Alliance (WAAA) is a national alliance of immigrant rights organizations and allies in the United States that work towards social justice, including comprehensive immigration reform and immigrants civic participation. ... The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is a non-profit, and non-partisan political advocacy group in the United States. ... The Minuteman Project is a border security organization started in April 2005 by a group of private United States individuals to monitor the United States–Mexico borders flow of illegal immigrants, although it has expanded to include the United States-Canada border as well. ... The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, often confused with The Minuteman Project, Inc. ... California Coalition for Immigration Reform (CCIR) is a political advocacy group devoted to immigration reduction, based in Huntington Beach, California. ... Save Our State logo Save Our State redirects here. ... The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) is a nonpartisan immigration reduction-oriented, non-profit research organization and was founded in 1985. ... NumbersUSA is an immigration reduction organization whose intent is to reduce United States annual immigration to pre-1965 levels, but without the country of origin quotas that were in place during this period. ...

Past Laws Naturalization Act (1795) 14th Amendment (1868) Chinese Exclusion (1882) Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907 Asian Exclusion (1924) Bracero Program (1942-64) INS Act (1965) IRCA (1986) IIRIRA (1996) The first naturalization law in the United States was the 1795 Naturalization Act which restricted citizenship to free white persons who had resided in the country for five years. ... Amendment XIV in the National Archives The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (Amendment XIV) is one of the post-Civil War amendments, intended to secure rights for former slaves. ... The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law passed on May 6, 1882, following 1880 revisions to the Burlingame Treaty of 1868. ... The Gentlemens Agreement of 1907 ) was an informal agreement between the United States and the Empire of Japan regarding immigration and racial segregation. ... President Coolidge signs the immigration act on the White House South Lawn along with appropriation bills for the Veterans Bureau. ... The Bracero Program was originally a binational temporary contract labor program initiated, in August 1942, by an exchange of diplomatic notes between the United States and Mexico after a series of negotiations. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Immigration and Nationality Act. ... The Immigration Reform and Control Act (Simpson-Mazzoli Act, IRCA, Pub. ... The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Pub. ...

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The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization in the United States that advocates for reforms of U.S. immigration policies that would result in significant immigration reduction. It was founded on January 2, 1979 by John Tanton and has its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The President of FAIR since 1988, Dan Stein, is one of America's foremost speakers on immigration as evidenced by over 50 appearances before Congress and many news programs. The organization estimates more than 250,000 members and supporters.^[1] FAIR seeks a moratorium on 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.^[2] 501(c)(3) is a provision of the US tax code that provides exempt status, for Federal income tax purposes, for some non-profit organizations in the United States (see 26 U.S.C. Â§ 501(c)(3)). The term refers to: Section 501. ... Immigration reduction refers to movements active within the United States that advocate a reduction in the amount of immigration allowed into the United States or other countries. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... John H. Tanton, M.D. is a retired eye surgeon from Petoskey, Michigan, the founder of U.S. English, the founding chairman of ProEnglish, and publisher of The Social Contract Press, serving as editor for its first eight years. ... Nickname: Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack... Dan Stein is the president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization in the United States that advocates for reforms of U.S. immigration policies that would result in significant immigration reduction. ...

FAIR describes itself as a "group whose membership runs the gamut from liberal to conservative. [Its] grassroots networks help concerned citizens use their voices to speak up for effective, sensible immigration policies that work for America’s best interests".^[1]

FAIR 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 consequences of mass immigration. For the 1983 Genesis song, see Illegal Alien (song) Illegal immigration refers to migration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. ...

FAIR serves on the Advisory Board of the Citizens' Debate Commission, a nonpartisan American organization, formed in 2004, that was established to sponsor future general election presidential debates.^[3] The Citizens Debate Commission (CDC) is a nonpartisan organization, formed in 2004, that was established to sponsor future general election presidential debates. ...

The FAIR website has tools to help supporters send pre-written faxes and emails to politicians, as well as to receive action alerts.

Principles

FAIR advocates "7 Principles of True Comprehensive Immigration Reform:"

1. Cut the Numbers

2. No Amnesty or Mass Guest-Worker Program

3. Protect Wages and Standards of Living

4. Major Upgrade in Interior Enforcement, Led by Strong Employers Penalties

5. Stop Special Interest Asylum Abuse

6. Immigration Time Out

7. Equal Under the Law

The FAIR website contains a detailed explanation of each principle and why FAIR considers each one important.^[4]

Other groups created by FAIR

While Choose Black America, an African American group created and supported by FAIR, lists its founders on its website (all of whom are prominent African American leaders)[2], in one instance, a FAIR spokesman could not name any black members of CBA. ^[5] One founder of Choose Black America, James Clingman, said "Choose Black America was just the banner under which we had a press conference."^[6]. He also said that he hadn't spoken to or contacted the other members before FAIR organized the press conference, and would not have attended if he'd known who else was involved.

Other groups established by FAIR include the "Coalition for the Future of the American Worker", which describes itself as "an umbrella organization of professional trade groups, population/environment organizations, and immigration reform groups. CFAW was formed to represent the interests of American workers and students in the formulation of immigration policy"[3], and "You Don't Speak for Me", - which describes itself as "a group of concerned Americans of Hispanic/Latino heritage, some first or second generation, others recent legal immigrants, who believe illegal immigration harms America and a guest worker amnesty will do the same". You don't speak for me's contact person is Ira Mehlman, former special assistant to Gov. Richard Lamm (Colorado), and press secretary of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee[4] who is also FAIR's media director.[5]

Criticism

FAIR has been criticized as an ineffective "reform lite" group by Carrying Capacity Network, another organization favoring immigration reduction.^[7]

In 2005, an article in the liberal political magazine, The American Prospect, called FAIR "the anti-immigration movement’s most powerful institution".^[8] It further asserted FAIR has cooperated with "white nationalists."^[8] The American Prospect is a monthly magazine which focuses on US politics and public policy. ...

FAIR has also been criticized for accepting contributions from the Pioneer Fund. Between 1982 and 1994, FAIR received $1.2 million from the foundation,^[8] which has been described by a Wall Street Journal editorial as a "white-supremacist outfit devoted to racial purity through eugenics."^[9] The Pioneer Fund is a foundation that claims to have played a significant role in research on heredity and human personality differences since its 1937 founding, particularly in intelligence. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ...

FAIR has been criticized by the International Relations Center as producing "policy rhetoric [that] is often inflammatory, clearly anti-immigrant, and partisan."^[10]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Federation for American Immigration Reform: About FAIR
2. ^ Federation for American Immigration Reform: Why America Needs an Immigration Time-Out
3. ^ Citizens' Debate Commission: Advisory Board
4. ^ Federation for American Immigration Reform: 7 Principles of True Comprehensive Immigration Reform
5. ^ "Political group puts on a facade: BERKELEY: Anti-immigration organizations pretend to be founded by nonwhites"] Michele R. Marcucci, December 7, 2006, Contra Costa Times (Courtesy link [1]
6. ^ "Anti - Immigration Groups and the Masks of False Diversity" Duke Falconer, 05 February 2007, ePluribus Media
7. ^ Carrying Capacity Network Action Alert (December 2004): Neo-Con Immigration Reform Lite Groups Revealed!
8. ^ ^{a b c} "The New Nativism" Leonard Zeskind, November 10, 2005, The American Prospect
9. ^ "Repudiating Reagan" Jason A. Riley, March 21, 2004, The Wall Street Journal
10. ^ International Relations Center - Right Web - Profile: Federation for American Immigration Reform

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External links

• Federation for American Immigration Reform - official site