Nativism, Immigration, and Environmentalism
b'The Republican Party is gripped by a hatred of immigrants. But geographer Reece Jones argues it has not always been so. Instead, one man, the late John Tanton, was responsible for making nativism appear a central concern of conservatives, by propagating scores of anti-immigrant organizations, some which eventually helped staff the Trump Administration. And, as Jones points out, Tanton\\u2019s nativism originated from an unexpected place: the environmental movements of the Sixties. \\nResources:\\nReece Jones, White Borders: The History of Race and Immigration in the United States from Chinese Exclusion to the Border Wall Beacon Press, 2021\\nThe post Nativism, Immigration, and Environmentalism appeared first on KPFA.'