Anti-immigrants proponents support the political position of nativism. However, some "nativists" consider themselves patriots. It varies.
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The KKK tended to oppose immigration.
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The federalists saw foreigners as a deep threat to American Security -JB
The nativists think that the immigrant will take over their job when they com into the country.
Some labor unions opposed immigration because their members believed immigrants would take jobs away from native-born americans.
The "New Immigration"
Moving out of a population is called emigration. (Moving into a population is called immigration.)
The KKK rarely attacked Germans. They did strongly oppose German Immigration as they came in large numbers and were mostly Catholic.
When you leave a country it is called emigration.When you arrive in a country it is called immigration.
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