Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year 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-square91fedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down113
arrow-up1347arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squareSkullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-21 year ago And it wasn’t always a skin color thing either, the Irish were one of the big targets for a long time. Irish, Slavs and Italians were not considered white, so … it’s still a “where is the migration from” kinda thing
Irish, Slavs and Italians were not considered white, so … it’s still a “where is the migration from” kinda thing