Thread by @HMAesq

Oh @RoyBeck_NUSA I'm disappointed. Last year you sent me a bag of gumballs to chew on with a card that said it's "always good to stay in the conversation.

Not always, I guess. @NumbersUSA (the nation's largest grassroots anti-immigrant organization you head) blocked me.

But what is NumbersUSA?

It's part of the trifecta of anti-immigrant organizations, the others being the Federation for American Immigration Reform (@FAIRImmigration) and the Center for Immigration Studies (@CIS_org). All were founded/nurtured by John Tanton, a white nationalist.

NumbersUSA was founded by Dr. Roy Beck who was "concerned" with "certain" people "overpopulating" the United States. (Heard that before? Yes - white nationalists are also very concerned about overpopulation. We see you.)

John Tanton and Roy Beck go way back. From 1990:

Dr. Beck and NumbersUSA claim to be pro-immigrant, just for lower immigration levels.

I guess that's why Dr. Beck's first book was called "The Case Against Immigration."

You might remember we came pretty close to an overhaul of the US immigration system back in 2007. The effort failed, and guess who claimed victory?

nytimes.com/2007/07/15/us/…

NumbersUSA's M.O. is to leverage their million-plus members to light up the switchboards on Capitol Hill any time legislation is proposed to help aspiring American communities.

They thrive on a diet of bigotry, fearmongering, and white nationalism.

FAIR put out a press release accusing me of being a paid operative of the Qatari government in response to a video I did with @AJplus calling them out on their white nationalist origins.

(No, I wasn't paid, and no, I can't get World Cup 2022 tix.)

https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1042547993541468160

I think they're mad I'm suing @UMich to unseal the papers of Dr. John Tanton (closed for research until 2035). Perhaps they are afraid of light being shone on their origins.

thedailybeast.com/why-is-univers…

Well Roy, sunlight is the best disinfectant, don't you agree?