Anti-Immigrant Group Loses President and Legitimacy

by Rebecca Poswolsky It’s official, environmentalist William Ryerson is no longer associated with Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR).  A spin-off of controversial anti-immigrant group Federation for American Immigration Reform, PFIR has struggled to be considered mainstream since its inception.  The group has attempted to use progressive frames around conservation to lure environmentalists into the anti-immigrant movement.  William Ryerson, who currently works with Post Carbon Inst...