August 19, 2008
Shocker: English Only supporter linked to hate group
It’s no wonder that Councilmember Eric Crafton has been reluctant to disclose the funding source behind the English Only public referendum:
Dr. John H. Tanton, a retired eye surgeon, started both ProEnglish and the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). The Southern Poverty Law Center identified FAIR as a hate group last winter based on its acceptance of $1.2 million from a white supremacist organization, employees’ ties to other such groups and a history of “anti-Latino and anti-Catholic attitudes.”
In my opinion, this is yet another indication that the English Only amendment does virtually nothing to help Nashville or its residents, and it does plenty to give the city a black eye.
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