(A) They were valued Trump supporters.
(B) ** They believed the recent immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe were unable to assimilate into American society.
(C) They were valued Obama supporters.
(D) They believed the recent immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe were able to assimilate into American society.
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Concept note-1: -Nativists promoted the traditions and Protestant religious beliefs of native-born Americans over the alien customs, languages, and faiths of newcomers and saw immigrants and their cultures as a threat to the American way of life. In particular, they resisted what they perceived as an encroachment of Catholicism.
Concept note-2: -These anti-immigrant, or nativist, sentiments had many sources. They were fueled by economic competition over jobs, housing, and public services, but also by religious, cultural, and political biases. Those beliefs were often intertwined with racist views of immigrants that saw them as debased, immoral, and criminal.
Concept note-3: -Nativism in the early twentieth century In reaction, some embraced nativism, prizing white Americans with older family trees over more recent immigrants and rejecting outside influences in favor of their own local customs.
Concept note-4: -Contents. The United States experienced major waves of immigration during the colonial era, the first part of the 19th century and from the 1880s to 1920. Many immigrants came to America seeking greater economic opportunity, while some, such as the Pilgrims in the early 1600s, arrived in search of religious freedom.