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John Tanton, the fountainhead of modern anti-immigrant bile

In mid-July, an aging man suffering with Parkinson's disease quietly passed away in a Michigan nursing home.

Most people probably never heard of John Tanton. His obituary was little noted outside circles that meticulously trace every shift by extremist groups with a clear anti-immigrant bent.

But Tanton, who once touted theories of eugenics, was a key figure for the most restrictive voices on immigration during the last 40

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