Remembrance Project
| Founder | Maria Espinoza |
|---|---|
| Location |
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| Origins | 2009 |
| Website | theremembranceproject.org |
The Remembrance Project is an anti-illegal immigration non-profit organization in the United States based in Houston, Texas. In particular, it keeps a list of United States citizens killed by illegal aliens on U.S. soil. It was praised by President Donald Trump.
History
The Remembrance Project was founded in 2009 by conservative anti-immigration activist Maria Espinoza, a former political candidate[1] who has "also worked with the more extreme groups within the anti-immigrant movement", including white supremacists, according to the Anti-Defamation League. In September 2013, she spoke at the Social Contract Press Writers Workshop, organized by The Social Contract Press (TSCP), which the ADL described as "an extreme anti-immigrant group run by racist John Tanton" which "often attracts racist speakers and attendees including ... Peter Brimelow, the founder of the extreme anti-immigrant website VDARE".[2]
During the 2016 United States presidential election, members of the Remembrance Project joined candidate Donald Trump at rallies.[1][3] On January 25, 2017, President Trump thanked the organization for their good work.[3]
The Southern Poverty Law Center has criticized Espinoza for "helping to advance the agenda of the organized nativist movement in the United States, which is to demonize immigrants in general, whether documented or not", for calling crime committed by illegal immigrants an 'epidemic' and for appearing on the front cover of The Social Contract which it calls a racist journal.[4] Espinoza has also expressed bigoted views on social media, such as supporting a "catch an illegal immigrant" game on campus, and claiming that "Child molestation and rape are very numerous in this illegal alien demographic!"[2]
See also
- Illegal immigration to the United States
- Illegal immigrant population of the United States
- Immigration and crime
- Office of Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement
References
- ^ a b Wisk, Allison (May 25, 2016). "Anti-illegal-immigration group the Remembrance Project out again to support Trump". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "Anti-Immigrant Activist Maria Espinoza Increases Her Profile". Anti-Defamation League. June 2, 2014.
- ^ a b Nakamura, David (January 25, 2017). "Trump signs directive to start border wall with Mexico, ramp up immigration enforcement". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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