Dan A. Stein

Daniel Alan Stein (born 1955) is an American attorney and anti-immigration advocate. He served as president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a conservative organization that seeks to reduce immigration to the United States, from 2003 to 2025. FAIR has been designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Early life and education Dan Stein was born in 1955 and grew up in Washington, D.C. He received his undergrad from Indiana University and attended the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America where he received his J.D. Before working in immigration law, Stein worked in private practice.

Anti-immigration activism Dan Stein served as the Executive Director at The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), an anti-immigration legal group, prior to his work with the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). IRLI is the legal affiliate of FAIR per the FAIR website. The Southern Poverty Law Center has described FAIR as a hate group with ties to white supremacist groups. Per the organization, he stepped down in 2025. John Tanton, the founder of FAIR.

Together with Texan politician Lance Gooden, Dan Stein wrote an anti-immigration article for The Washington Examiner in March 2025.