Nativism (politics)
Nativism is a political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of native-born or indigenous people over those of immigrants, including opposition to immigration. == Definition == According to Cas Mudde, a University of Georgia professor, nativism is a largely American notion that is rarely debated in Western Europe or Canada; 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.