Abstract

Opposition to immigration (and immigrants) has become an important issue all over the world. In the United States, there is a long history of anti-immigrant sentiments that have affected Irish, Chinese, Mexican, and many more communities. For over two hundred years, there have been individuals, organizations, or government institutions that have taken action against immigration, both with successes and failures. In order to fully understand the different movements within the umbrella of anti-immigration, it is important to differentiate between legal and illegal immigration. While some individual actors may support some forms of legal immigration, that is not the case for many of the most prominent anti-immigrant organizations.

https://sites.bu.edu/pardeeatlas/advancing-human-progress-initiative/back2school/the-anti-immigrant-movement-in-the-united-states/