Dan Stein (attorney)
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| Born | Daniel Alan Stein 1955 (age 70–71) |
| Education | Indiana University Bloomington Catholic University of America (JD) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Employer | Federation for American Immigration Reform (retired) |
Daniel Alan Stein (born 1955) is an American attorney and anti-immigration advocate. He served as president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a conservative organization that seeks to reduce immigration to the United States, from 2003 to 2025.[1][2] FAIR has been designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.[3][4]
Early life and education
Dan Stein was born in 1955 and grew up in Washington, D.C. He received his undergrad from Indiana University and attended the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America where he received his J.D.[5] Before working in immigration law, Stein worked in private practice.[6]
Anti-immigration activism
Dan Stein served as the Executive Director at The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), an anti-immigration legal group, prior to his work with the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).[7] IRLI is the legal affiliate of FAIR per the FAIR website.[8] The Southern Poverty Law Center has described FAIR as a hate group with ties to white supremacist groups.[3][4]
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 its first president in 2003. FAIR grew under Stein's leadership, with the organization numbering over 2 million members across the United States in 2018.[9] Per the organization, he stepped down in 2025.[2]
In his various positions at FAIR, Stein regularly appeared at televised debates and roundtables offering an anti-immigration perspective on immigration issues. He has advocated against birthright citizenship, arguing that it leads to birth tourism. In an interview with NPR (National Public Radio), he argued that the United States should impose stricter regulations on legal migration. Stein is also opposed to programs such as temporary protected status. He worked closely with white nationalist[10][11] John Tanton, the founder of FAIR.[12]
Together with Texan politician Lance Gooden, Dan Stein wrote an anti-immigration article for The Washington Examiner in March 2025.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Factsheet: Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)". Bridge Initiative. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ a b FAIR Board of Directors. "Dan Stein". Federation for American Immigration Reform. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ a b Díez, Beatriz (2019-12-03). "'English Only': The movement to limit Spanish speaking in US". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ a b "Federation for American Immigration Reform". Southern Poverty Law Center. Archived from the original on January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Dan Stein, JD - Illegal Immigration - ProCon.org". immigration.procon.org. 11 July 2025.
- ^ "FAIR Staff | Federation for American Immigration Reform". www.fairus.org. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ "Daniel A. Stein, Esq". Immigration Reform Law Institute. May 29, 2020. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020.
- ^ "IRLI: Immigration Reform Law Institute". Federation for American Immigration Reform. Archived from the original on January 15, 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "About FAIR | Federation for American Immigration Reform". www.fairus.org. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
- ^ Woods, Joshua; Manning, Jason; Matz, Jacob (2 October 2015). "The Impression Management Tactics of an Immigration Think Tank". Sociological Focus. 48 (4): 354–372. doi:10.1080/00380237.2015.1064852. ISSN 0038-0237. S2CID 157399186.
- ^ Corbett, Erin (25 May 2019). "Who Is Julie Kirchner? Anti-Immigration Activist May Head Immigration". Fortune. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ Martínez-Beltrán, Sergio (June 23, 2025). "From the fringes to the mainstream: Meet the hard-line anti-immigration activist who helped shape Trump's agenda". NPR. Archived from the original on June 23, 2025.
- ^ Gooden, Lance; Stein, Dan (March 6, 2025). "NGOs made illegal immigration a business model. We need to end that permanently". The Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on January 21, 2026.