Florida Center for Investigative Reporting: Immigration and the Culture of Fear

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http://fcir.org/2011/03/23/immigration-and-the-culture-of-fear/

So, if money isn’t the issue driving the sudden spate of anti-immigration laws, what is?

Fear of change. Fear of a cultural takeover.

And fear is a powerful political force.

The Federation of Americans for Immigration Reform, or FAIR, is pushing many of the state laws. That’s an organization founded by Michigan man John Tanton, who in 1998 wrote:

“In this society, will the present majority peaceably hand over its political power to a group that is simply more fertile. Can homo contraceptives compete with horno progenitivo if our borders aren’t controlled… Perhaps this is the first instance in which those with their pants up are going to get caught by those with their pants down. As whites see their power and control over their lives declining, will they simply go quietly into the night? Or will there be an explosion?”

FAIR is not just opposed to illegal immigration, but wants a severe cutback in all immigration. They’re known as immigration restrictionists.

There are other so-called “issues” which have suddenly surfaced during this time of demographic shifts and economic instability. The banning of Sharia Law, the fight against birthright citizenship and the English-only movement fall into the same category.

Which is why groups such as the California Coalition for Immigration Reform (motto: “Fighting the illegal alien invasion for the preservation of our nation”) are now offering programs with panelists such as Phyllis Schlafly, Edwin Meese and U.S. Rep. Peter King.

Anti-gay, anti-immigrant, anti-Muslin.

It’s Fear Inc.