Jan. 29, 1990: American Notes:Immigration TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990 Jan. 29, 1990 Who Is The NRA?
Time Magazine NATION, Page 29 American Notes IMMIGRATION Rolling Up the Welcome Mat

The message blaring out of six Houston radio stations was loud and clear. "Look at all those people," says a voice. "Where do they come from?" A companion replies, "It will get worse...They want to let in millions more immigrants."

The slick radio campaign kicked off last week by the Washington-based Federation for American Immigration Reform says traffic, homelessness, drug smuggling and other social problems will only escalate if present rates of immigration continue. FAIR is seeking a tighter lid on illegal immigrants and a 300,000-a-year cap on legal new arrivals.

Outraged by FAIR's campaign, some community officials have called for a boycott of the radio stations. In the face of such protest, the stations withdrew the ads. Unfazed, FAIR is looking for other outlets.