The immigrants from Europe caused a rise in nativism in the United States in the late 1800s by the apprehension that union members would lose their jobs to immigrants who earned less money.
Racist and religious prejudices towards immigrants, particularly those from Asia and southern and eastern Europe, were held by nativists. The Chinese Exclusion Act and the Immigration Restriction League were both passed by nativists as a means of scheming against them.
To protect the United States from native-born white Protestants, nativists sought to restrict immigration. Additionally, they perceived immigrants as being too different and stealing American factory jobs. Racist and religious prejudices towards immigrants, particularly those from Asia and southern and eastern Europe, were held by nativists.
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