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America has always had a historic role as a haven for immigrants from all over the globe. For many reasons, many unrestricted immigrates were seeking a new life in the U.S in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Not everyone was happy with this, such as a group of people called the “nativists.” The nativists were largely made up of American born Protestants who disliked the idea of immigration. They had many reasons for disliking the new immigrants, such as social disagreements, religious disagreements, culture differences and many more things. The nativists did not like America’s liberal view towards immigration, so many groups discriminated and despised against them. In earlier years, immigrants had always been generally welcomed and been encouraged to immigrate, but at the turn of the 20th century many people began to get worried about how the immigrants would assimilate in this country. Many people felt it would be almost impossible for all these immigrants to assimilate and absorb our culture. Many immigrants did not speak English or know anything about our country, so they had to go to night schools.
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