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Nativism

Members of the NYPD Emerald Society Pipes & Drums, a band for Irish-American civil servants, march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade along 5th Avenue. | Ron Adar/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire

Immigration

'Heritage Americans' Were Unassimilated Immigrants Once Too

Ellis Island arrivals maintained close ties to the Old World for generations. Nativists want us to forget that.

Matthew Petti | 7.8.2024 12:45 PM

topicshistory | Photo: A group of schoolchildren at the Perry Center School in Wood County, Ohio, receiving a flag donated by the Ku Klux Klan; Center for Archival Collections/Bowling Green State University

School Choice

The KKK's Push for Compulsory Schooling and a Federal Education Department

In the early 20th century, the Klan's virulent nativism and anti-Catholicism fueled its interest in education policy.

Stephanie Slade | 1.23.2023 6:00 AM

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Immigration

Tucker Carlson's Great Replacement Theory Is Spectacularly Wrong

Republicans have thrived since Ronald Reagan granted amnesty to 2.7 million mostly Mexican illegal immigrants in 1986.

Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor | 5.27.2022 3:04 PM

dreamstime_l_14157083 | Gage Skidmore

Afghanistan

Afghan Refugees Coming to the U.S. Aren't Unvetted Security Threats

Nativists like J.D. Vance warn that we need to be "properly vetting" the Afghans coming to the U.S., neglecting to mention just how safe these people are.

Fiona Harrigan | 8.25.2021 4:40 PM

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Election 2020

Would a Less-Nativist Republican Have Won in 2020?

If he had focused more on economic growth, Trump would have made even more headway with Hispanics

Shikha Dalmia | 11.10.2020 1:05 PM

rollcallpix122407 | Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

Election 2020

Nativist Congressman Steve King Loses Republican Primary

Good riddance to the racist, anti-immigrant congressman from Iowa.

Eric Boehm | 6.3.2020 12:15 AM

Donald Trump rallies | Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Newscom

Coronavirus

Trump's Immigration Pause Is Pure Virtue Signaling to His Base

It will not protect American jobs or health during this pandemic.

Shikha Dalmia | 4.22.2020 11:05 AM

immigrationprotest_1161x653 | Joe Sohm Visions of America/Newscom

Immigration

Hey Dems: Want to Help Immigrants? Stop Promising Universal Freebies

A Harvard study's findings show how not to fight the restrictionist disinformation campaign.

Shikha Dalmia | 2.3.2020 12:27 PM

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DACA

Trump's Dreamer Fix Will Drag the Country Back to 1924

The man who derided Mitt Romney for being extreme is now to the right of the Know Nothings.

Shikha Dalmia | 6.15.2018 6:00 PM

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