Why did some people not like immigrants in the 1800?

Answer 1

Some people did not like immigrants in the 1800's by the same reasons as some people did not and do not like immigrants in 1900's, 2000's and... to be continued... The most common reasons are: 1. Different newcommers' menthality, phsychology and behavior these are different to happened local ones and these or should be resisted, or partially accepted, or some local mentioned qualities should be changed under newcommers's influence and reasons - which is paintful and not appreciated process. 2. Newcommers' fresh and aggressive activities, ideas and visions of how the life process should be organized and performed, which, in its line, makes local ones to get following feelings: to share a place, to share jobs, to get under the management of newcommers' fresh and aggressive entreprenuer success or loose in a competition - which automatically put "veterans" in a second-sort level. 3. The fear that local ones' tax money are going to be used not for their wealth, comfortable and convinient life development but for the support and making richer of newcommers' life who did not so far esteblish something helpful for a community and no one knows will they do.

Answer 2

Theres always been an anti-immigrant movement (or feeling) in the US. During the Revolutionary War in 1775, men NOT born in America (but born elsewhere, England, France, etc) were discriminated against. Men not born in Britain, but born in America, were discriminated against when they were part of the British Army stationed in the American colonies.

During the 1840's, the Irish were discriminated against; the American Indian was discriminated against, the Italians were discriminated against during the 1890's. The former SOUTH Vietnamese were discriminated against during the 1970's. The Russian immigrants were being discriminated against during the 1990's.

Might just be human nature.

Answer 3

Nativism