nativismms

== =Nativism=

Nativism favors the interests of certain established inhabitants of an area or nation as compared to claims of newcomers or immigrants. It may also include the re-establishment or perpetuation of such individuals or their cultures. Nativism typically means opposition to immigration or efforts to lower the political or legal srarus of specific ethnic or cultural groups because the groups are considered hostlile or alien to the natural culture, and it is assumed that they cannot be assimilated. Opposition to immigration is common in may countries because of issues of national, cultural or religious identity.