The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a non-profit tax exempt organization in the United States that advocates changes in U.S. immigration policy that they believe would result in significant reductions in immigration, both legal and illegal. It was founded on January 2, 1979 by John Tanton who is known as the founder of many anti-immigration and environmentalist groups, and its first executive director was environmental lawyer Roger Conner. FAIR has its headquarters in Washington, D.C., and has been called to testify in front of the United States Congress, on immigration bills, more than any other organization in the country. The president of FAIR since 1988 is Dan Stein. The organization claims to have more than 250,000 members and supporters. FAIR describes itself as non-partisan. It is described as conservative in dozens of press reports and books. However, the New York Times reports that it was founded with a centrist-liberal orientation. According to Andrew Wroe, a lecturer in American Politics and author of The Republican Party and Immigration Politics, it is viewed by many as an extremist group. Georgie Anne Geyer, author of Americans No More: The Death of Citizenship, describes FAIR as a "highly respected group".
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