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Why did the American nativists restrict immigration?
fear
Why did navitivsts appose immigrants?
Nativists belived immigrants threatened American traditions.
Who felt that immigrants threatened the future oh of American born citizens?
Nativists
Which group did nativists specifically target as threats to American culture?
Catholic and Jewish immigrants
Which group wanted to stop immigrantion?
Nativists
What did the nativists of the 1920s believe in?
Nativists believed there was a need to protect citizens against new immigrants. They believed the foreign born were inferior to native born United States citizens, and that they threatened the American way of life, as well as took away jobs that should go to American citizens.
Why did nativists oppose immigrants?
Natives opposed immigration because they believed immigrants would take their places in regards to employment. Natives also lacked trust and were therefore insecure.
What group of Americans would have been opposed to the assimilation of immigrants?
nativists
Who were the people called that were against immigrants and Catholics in the 1830s and 1840s?
nativists
What were people called who are opposed to immigration?
anti- aliens
Nativists resented immigrants because?
Nativists resented immigrants for their willingness to work for lower pay. Nativists also feared they would lose their culture.
What was one goal of nativists?
One goal of nativists was to promote the interests and culture of native-born inhabitants over those of immigrants. They aimed to restrict immigration and limit the rights of immigrant groups, believing that newcomers threatened American jobs, values, and social cohesion. Nativists often sought to preserve what they viewed as a "pure" national identity, advocating for policies that favored established citizens.
