Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agoThe USA prided itself on a nation of immigrant, heck even the Statue of Liberty says it. When did immigrants (US citizens from the old world) become anti immigrant and why?message-squaremessage-square96linkfedilinkarrow-up1356arrow-down112
arrow-up1344arrow-down1message-squareThe USA prided itself on a nation of immigrant, heck even the Statue of Liberty says it. When did immigrants (US citizens from the old world) become anti immigrant and why?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square96linkfedilink
minus-squareLembot_0004@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoSomewhere after the Great War. No idea why though.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-26 days agoThere have been resentiments against different groups of immigrants even before, e.g. Italians, Irish, or Chinese.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 days agoThere’s a great fictional movie called Gangs of New York that covers the real life anti immigration riots that happened in New York City during the civil war.
Somewhere after the Great War. No idea why though.
There have been resentiments against different groups of immigrants even before, e.g. Italians, Irish, or Chinese.
There’s a great fictional movie called Gangs of New York that covers the real life anti immigration riots that happened in New York City during the civil war.
Daniel Day Lewis is so good in it