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Our immigration issues are hardly a new phenomenon…

These are from the 1800s, with the Irish and Italians but especially the Chinese as popular targets (leading to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, which wasn’t repealed until 1943).
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DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F
Is there any ethnic group the US didn't/doesn't hate??
@DearAmbellina2113 WASPs
(White Anglo-Saxon Protestants) the make-up of the Mayflower. And they’ve reconciled with the Irish—23 of our presidents have had some Irish ancestry—including #44 and #46.
DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F
@bijouxbroussard
I hate it.