What Role Did Nativism Play In The Anti Immigration Movement

The United States is well known as “the nation of immigrants”. It is a place where different cultures meet and diverge. Despite of the united states being known as nation of immigrants, Americans have also been known for their sentiments against immigrants. This is known as anti-immigration. Anti-immigration is defined as Americans that don't like immigrants immigrating to the United States. Leaders of the anti-immigration movement have us believing that not an ounce of racism lies behind their efforts. Anti-immigration hate group are the most extreme of the hundreds nativist and vigilante groups. Anti-immigration xenophobia began to rise in the United States since the 1920s. Many group criticize immigration typically confronting or harassing them. Anti-immigrant hate groups generally go further by pushing racist propaganda.
Nativism takes a big role in the anti-immigration movement. Nativism is a political party preserving or reviving an indigenous culture. Based on fears that the immigrants will distort or spoil existing cultural values. Many concerns have been going around
The early anti-immigration movements were the know nothing political party in the US. From 1853 to 1856 that was antagonistic toward Roman Catholics and recent immigrants. Another anti movement was The Immigration Restriction League, was founded in 1894 by three Harvard students. Who believed that immigrants from southern and eastern Europe were racially lower in status to Anglo-Saxons(are people who have inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century.) They were afraid immigrants would bring in poverty and crime at a time of high unemployment. The recent most known movement is the Ku Klux Klan. They are known as extremist right-wing secret society in the United States. The ku klux klan was founded after the civil war oppose social change by using violence and