Most of the immigrants who came to America were either Irish or German. Immigration brought many Irish to America. Many Americans did not understand why so many Irish emigrants were showing up on their shores. Ireland was facing famine because their staple crop potato stopped growing. In a letter from a Rev. …show more content…
One way is my introducing the belief of Nativism. Nativism is the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants. The Know-Nothing Party was created by the belief of Nativism in the 1840s. They wanted to limit the amount of immigrants entering the United States through laws. Nativism caused hate crime to be committed on immigrants. The Nativist tried to “burn out the poor Irish families from their little homes”. This shows how some Americans disliked Irish immigrants and what they were willing to do to show their