Tea Party Nativism

21 May 2013 Tea Party Group Protesting IRS Has History of Questionable Political Involvement Tea Party Patriots, originally formed as a 501(c)(4) non-profit corporation in 2009, has a history of questionable electoral activity.  Nevertheless,… Devin Burghart 9 May 2013 5 Things to Watch for in Immigration Debate On May Day 2013 thousands of people turned out onto the streets in hundreds of cities to march for comprehensive… Devin Burghart 24 Apr 2013 Tea Party Joins Gun Lobby to Kill Gun Background Checks Defeating immigration reform next on the Tea Party agenda. On April 17, the Senate failed to overcome the 60-vote threshold… Devin Burghart 10 Jan 2013 Birthright Citizenship Again Under Attack in Congress Birthright citizenship—a cornerstone of the 14th Amendment that grants citizenship to everyone born on American soil—is again being challenged in… Devin Burghart 13 Dec 2012 The Tea Parties Are Still Strong: Prepare for the Battles Ahead In Michigan, so-called right to work legislation has been signed. As everyone knows, such legislation has nothing to do with… Leonard Zeskind 28 Aug 2012 FAIR’s Donor Base Continues To Shrivel The membership base of the oldest and arguably most influential nativist group in the country, the Federation for American Immigration… Devin Burghart 27 Aug 2012 Tea Party Aryan Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charge A Virginia Tea Party activist, Doug Story, who was also active in white nationalist circles pleaded guilty to weapons charges.… Devin Burghart 2 Jul 2012 Supreme Court’s Arizona SB 1070 Ruling Flares Tea Party Nativism The legislative log jam in Congress has been brutal.  Since the administration of President George W. Bush, the anti-immigrant establishment… Devin Burghart 30 May 2012 Tea Party Patriots Recruiting Followers of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps   In January, IREHR warned of the growing symbiotic relationship between Tea Party groups and anti-immigrant vigilante outfits in the… Devin Burghart 18 Mar 2012 Nativist Leaders Involved in the Tea Party Devin Burghart