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In countries where the majority of the population is of immigrant descent, such as the United States, opposition to immigration sometimes takes the form of nativism. [267] In the United States, opposition to immigration has a long history, starting in the late 1790s, in reaction to an influx of political refugees from France and Ireland.
After a decade of relative tranquility in immigration law, [22] the outbreak of World War I fueled anti-alien sentiments yet again; this time, German immigrants were targeted. [23] Pushed by the anti-alien fervor, Congress even more restrictive immigrations statutes in 1917 and 1920; these statutes barred even more groups on the basis of ideology.
Several articles have cited the proclamation as an early example of anti-immigrant sentiment. [ 3 ] [ 12 ] A hearing in the United States House of Representatives in 2006 called the proclamation "the most famous" of several "English-only" restrictions passed around the same time.
The U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement agency says it has arrested some 7,400 undocumented immigrants since around Jan. 23, highlighting those with a history of violent crimes in posts on X.
The Tribune applauded when the Johnson-Reed Act of 1924 revoked a commitment symbolized by the Statue of Liberty and spelled out by a plaque on its pedestal: “Give me your tired, your poor Your ...
These illustrations fueled anti-Italian sentiment among the American public. [9] This political cartoon published in the magazine Judge in 1903 is an early example of anti-Italian sentiment in print media. Early anti-Italian publications insisted that Italian immigrants were incapable of being integrated to American culture or adopting American ...
“The fact is, and I’ll say it now, you have to get ’em the hell out. You have to get ’em out. I’m sorry. But get ’em out. Can’t have it.
When the United States was founded, it inherited the anti-Catholic, anti-papal animosity of its original Protestant settlers. Anti-Catholic sentiments in the U.S. reached a peak in the 19th century, when the Protestant population became alarmed by the large number of Catholics who were immigrating to the United States from Ireland and Germany.