When immigrants arrived, Nativists would throw objects at them. They would throw rocks, or wood, or dirt. If that wasn't bad enough, Nativists would exile immigrants to the dirtiest, most dingy and unhealthy outskirts of the city. The immigrants were forced into the worst jobs.
Take jobs away from Americans
Many "new" immigrants were unskilled and poor and came to the United States alone
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nativists means U.S. citizens who opposed immigration because they were suspicious of immigrants.
Someone who favors the original population over immigrants.
they hated them
Some Americans held nativist views toward immigrants due to fears of cultural dilution and economic competition. Many believed that newcomers threatened their jobs, values, and social cohesion, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Additionally, nativist sentiments were often fueled by racial and ethnic prejudices, leading to the perception that certain immigrant groups were inferior or undesirable. These views were further amplified by political movements and social tensions, particularly during times of rapid demographic change.
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The American Party was a nativist party formed to keep immigrants out of the U.S. that had up to 500,000 members at one point. This group was part of the Know Nothing movement.
A wave of Immigration inspired nativist politicians to pass laws forcing immigrants to pass a literacy test, and to create a QUOTA SYSTEM. In other words they were completely against immigrants.