Daniel Alan Stein (born 1955) is an American attorney, anti-immigration advocate, and the president of the
Federation for American Immigration Reform
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a non profit, anti-immigration organization in the United States. The group publishes position papers, organizes events, and runs campaigns in order to advocate for changes in U.S. immig ...
(FAIR), which the
Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation. Based in Montgomery, Alabama, it is known for its legal cases against white su ...
classifies as a
hate group
A hate group is a social group that advocates and practices hatred, hostility, or violence towards members of a race (human classification), race, Ethnic group, ethnicity, nation, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any o ...
.
Early life and education
Dan Stein was born in 1955 and is a native of Washington, D.C. He received his undergrad from the University of Indiana and attended the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America where he received his J.D.
Before working in immigration law, Stein worked in private practice.
Stein served as the Executive Director at The Immigration Reform Law Institute, a public interest litigation group that has represented a variety of organizations in immigration and administrative law matters.
FAIR
Dan Stein joined the Federation for American Immigration reform in 1982 as FAIR’s Press Secretary. Stein became the executive director of FAIR in 1988, then took over as president in 2003. FAIR grew immensely under Stein's leadership, with the organization currently bolstering over 2 million members nationwide.
While at FAIR, Stein has published hundreds of articles on immigration policy, and through the years has appeared on national television thousands of times on just about every significant news program in America, has spoken to major groups across America, and has been asked to testify before Congress on immigration-related issues over 50 times.
References
External links
Federation for American Immigration Reform – official siteImmigrationReform.com – official siteCitizens' Debate Commission – official siteImmigration Reform Law Institute – official siteDan Stein Report – official site*
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1955 births
Living people
Indiana University Bloomington alumni
Columbus School of Law alumni
Activists from Washington, D.C.
Lawyers from Washington, D.C.
People from Rockville, Maryland
Anti-immigration activists