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Opposition to immigration, also known as anti-immigration, is a political position that seeks to restrict immigration. In the modern sense, immigration refers to the entry of people from one state or territory into another state or territory in which they are not citizens .
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.
According to Cas Mudde, a University of Georgia professor, nativism is a largely American notion that is rarely debated in Western Europe or Canada; the word originated with mid-19th-century political parties in the United States, most notably the Know Nothing party, which saw Catholic immigration from nations such as Germany and Ireland as a serious threat to native-born Protestant Americans. [4]
Articles relating to opposition to immigration in the United States, ranging from calls for various immigration reforms, to proposals to completely restrict immigration. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
Pages in category "Anti-immigration politics" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Trump’s comments, which gained traction online this week, drew condemnation from the Anti-Defamation League, whose leader called the remarks “racist, xenophobic and despicable.”
Trump has been ramping up his anti-immigrant rhetoric since his 2016 campaign, when he famously claimed that Mexican immigrants “are bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists ...
On April 8, 1918, the League introduced a bill into the Congress to increase the restriction of immigration by means of numerical limitation. The goal of this bill, called "An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence in, the United States," was to reduce as much as possible the number of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe while increasing the number of ...