Why does SOAP think AFLA is a hate (or racist) group?
[TOP] The Southern Poverty Law Center (“SPLC”), which has spent decades opposing the KKK and other older hate groups, has reported widely on the growth of natavist, white supremacist groups that purport to be mainstream, anti-illegal immigration groups. At the center of this dangerous and corrosive xenophobic movement are groups like FAIR, which SPLC has officially labeled a hate group. The Anti-Defamation League (“ADL”), long known for opposing anti-Semitism, now seeks to oppose all forms of prejudice. The ADL has published a report that cites several key tactics used by anti-immigrant groups, including: •Describing immigrants as “third world invaders,” who come to America to destroy our heritage, “colonize” the country and attack our “way of life.” This charge is used against Hispanics, Asians and other people of color. •Using terminology that describes immigrants as part of “hordes” that “swarm” over the border. This dehumanizing language has become common. •Portraying immigrants as
