Americans for Immigration Control is an American activist group that opposes illegal immigration to the United States. Based in Monterey, Virginia, it advocates for increasing funding to the United States Border Patrol, introducing punishments for employers that hire undocumented immigrants, and reforms to reduce legal immigration to the United States. It also opposes amnesty and birthright citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the United States.[1][2]
Background edit
Founded in 1983, the group claims to have over 250,000 members.[3] It promotes the "reconquista" conspiracy theory that Chicano and Mexican immigrants to the United States intend to take control of the Southwestern United States.[4] It is a sister group of the American Immigration Control Foundation, both of which are listed as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center.[5][6] As of 2007, its president was Robert Goldsborough.[7]
References edit
- ^ Bailey, Rayna (2010-06-23). Immigration and Migration. Infobase Publishing. p. 268. ISBN 9781438109015.
- ^ LeMay, Michael C. (2015-09-22). Illegal Immigration: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO. p. 51. ISBN 9781440840135.
- ^ "Americans for Immigration Control Website". Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ Arnold, Kathleen R. (September 2011). Anti-immigration in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 30. ISBN 9780313375217.
- ^ Fong, Jocelyn (2010-05-18). "Fox News, CNN mainstream anti-immigrant extremists". Media Matters for America. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ "Active Hate Groups 2016". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ Pesca, Mike (2007-05-02). "GOP Candidates Ready Immigration Stances". NPR. Retrieved 2018-01-21.