Nativism first began to show up before the twenties truly began, being a driving force behind the Red Scare, as well being the reason for the conviction and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti. Immigration began to be restricted. While Wilson vetoed literacy tests, is was overruled, and immigrants faced harder tasks in order to enter the promised land. The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 then restricted the amount of people who could come in from foreign countries. A few years later, the National Origins Act of 1924 was passed, making it so that the number of immigrants of a given nationality cannot exceed 2% of the number of people of that nationality in the U.S. in 1890. That particular year was chosen because this was before the waves of immigrants came in. Because of these restrictions, Asian immigrants continued to be greatly excluded them from entering. On the other end of the spectrum, Mexicans did not have to face these restrictions, as the United States relied on them as a labor force, continuing to benefit from their migration north.
Nativism was truly taken to the extreme when the Ku Klux Klan was revived in 1915 on Stone Mountain in Georgia. While it originally only targeted African Americans, it also began to direct its hate towards Jews, Catholics, and immigrants. The iconic masks were worn by the members in order to hide their identities as they spread hate and harassment, all the while claiming that they were purveyors of justice. The NAACP and Jewish Anti-Defamation League openly spoke against them, pointing out the injustice and prejudice in their actions. However, the Ku Klux Klan continued to be corrupt, bribing politicians, stealing from its members dues, and lying to them constantly.
Nativism was truly taken to the extreme when the Ku Klux Klan was revived in 1915 on Stone Mountain in Georgia. While it originally only targeted African Americans, it also began to direct its hate towards Jews, Catholics, and immigrants. The iconic masks were worn by the members in order to hide their identities as they spread hate and harassment, all the while claiming that they were purveyors of justice. The NAACP and Jewish Anti-Defamation League openly spoke against them, pointing out the injustice and prejudice in their actions. However, the Ku Klux Klan continued to be corrupt, bribing politicians, stealing from its members dues, and lying to them constantly.