Rhode Island group linked to controversial foes of illegal immigration

Sunday, June 29, 2008

By Karen Lee Ziner
Journal Staff Writer

Terry Gorman, a founder of Rhode Islanders for Immigration Law Enforcement, attends a state Senate hearing last month.


In early 2006, the national Federation for American Immigration Reform sent an emissary to Rhode Island as part of a national grassroots organizing effort against illegal and mass immigration.

“Region by region, FAIR is helping to build a network of grassroots groups dedicated to fighting for immigration reform in their part of the country,â€