Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) - organization summary
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a nonprofit, national, public-interest, membership-based organization of concerned citizens who share a common belief that our nation's immigration policies must be reformed to serve the national interest.
| Organization name | Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) |
| Website | www.FAIRUS.org |
| Location | Washington, DC |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Board | Listed here |
| Purpose | To most Americans it is evident that large-scale immigration is not serving the needs and interests of the country. The United States is receiving more immigrants than at any time in our history. Immigration has become an important issue because it affects virtually every aspect of life in America. With more than a million legal and illegal immigrants settling in the United States each year, immigration has an impact on education, health care, government budgets, employment, the environment, crime and countless other areas of American life. FAIR's objectives: - to inform leaders in academe, government, and the media, as well as the public at large of the costs of uncontrolled immigration; - to increase public awareness and understanding of the causes and effects of immigration through sharing research and policy analysis; - to influence public policy directly by lobbying (to the extent permitted by our tax status) and by protecting the citizens' rights in the courts. |
| Immigration position | FAIR seeks to improve border security, to stop illegal immigration, and to promote immigration levels consistent with the national interest at the more traditional rates of about 300,000 a year. |
| Programs | National and international media regularly turn to FAIR to understand the immigration developments. FAIR's publications and research are used by academics and government officials in preparing new legislation. FAIR has been called to testify on immigration bills before Congress more than any organization in America. |
| Questionable tactics 1 | None |