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You are afraid of the potentially destructive influence of the immigrants. You support restrictions on immigration. There are two main foundations to your fear. First you strongly believe in Social Darwinism. You believe that other races are biologically inferior to Anglo-Saxons (a relatively popular belief for the time). If this is true then the belief follows that not only should the inferiors not be permitted in America, but also interbreeding could cripple the American people. Second, you are strongly anti-radical. You are afraid of Socialism. In your opinion these new immigrants threaten American democracy because they come from radical, undemocratic Eastern Europe. Your fears are amplified by the numerous strikes occurring. Also you notice that the cities are becoming crowded which has led to increased crime. This causes you to believe that the best way to make the cities safer and lessen crowding would be to slow the stream of immigration. You have a strong idea of what an American is, and the new immigrants cannot fit this description. You believe that you are doing what is best for America and its people. Important questions to consider as a nativist: 1. How do you feel about urbanization and industrialization? 2. What is an �American�? 3. How does Social Darwinism inform your definition? 4. Who would make good immigrants? Why? 5. Do the strikes and turmoil affect your beliefs? 6. What is your solution to the turmoil?

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1. Class Text 2. Alan Kraut, The Huddled Masses: The Immigrant in American Society, 1880- 1921. 3. Arthur Link, Progressivism.

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