- Wiki. Ed. Nativism (political). Definition. According to Cas Mudde, a University of Georgia professor, nativism is a largely American notion that is rarely debated in Western Europe; the word originated with mid-19th-century political parties in the United States, most notably the Know Nothing party, which saw Catholic immigration from nations such as Germany and Ireland as a serious threat to native-born Protestant Americans.
Causes. Main article: Opposition to immigration
According to Joel S. Fetzer, opposition to immigration commonly arises in many countries because of issues of national, cultural, and religious identity.. that immigrants also create a surplus of labor that results in lowered wages.
Government expense: The belief that immigrants do not pay enough taxes to cover the cost of the services they require.
Welfare: The belief that immigrants make heavy use of the social welfare systems.
Housing: The belief that immigrants reduce vacancies, causing rent increases.
Cultural
Language: The belief that immigrants isolate themselves in their own communities and refuse to learn the local language.
Culture: The belief that immigrants will outnumber the native population and replace its culture with theirs. Crime: The belief that immigrants are more prone to crime than the native population. Patriotism: The belief that immigrants damage a nation's sense of community based on ethnicity and nationality. Environmental. Environment: The belief that immigrants increase the consumption of limited resources. Overpopulation: The belief that immigration contributes to overpopulation. Decolonization: The belief immigrants are colonizing the native or indigenous people...
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