John Tanton, the fountainhead of modern anti-immigrant bile
by Mary Sanchez, Tribune Content Agency
Jul 26, 2019
2 minutes
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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