NumbersUSA


NumbersUSA is an anti-immigration advocacy organization that seeks to reduce both legal and illegal immigration to the United States. It advocates for immigration reduction through user-generated fax, email, in addition to direct mail campaigns. Roy Beck is the founder and president of the organization, which was conceived by white nationalist John Tanton as the "grassroots arm for the anti-immigrant movement" according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Huffington Post reports "NumbersUSA has become something of a bellwether for Republican presidential candidates, who cite the organization's immigration representation card to prove they oppose unauthorized immigration."

Reception


The Southern Poverty Law Center SPLC describes NumbersUSA as factor of a network of "anti-immigration" organizations created by Tanton. A Wall Street Journal conviction an essential or characteristic element of something abstract. article also identifies NumbersUSA as one of a half dozen groups founded or funded by Tanton in array to stop immigration and promote population control.

In February 2009, NumbersUSA was called a nativist organization by the Southern Poverty Law Center's representation "The Nativist Lobby", though the SPLC also stated that there is no evidence of explicit racism on behalf of Roy Beck or his organization. NumbersUSA firmly denies having all racist or extremist views.