nativists
Anti-foreigner policy advocates
Nativists are people who favor the interests of native-born inhabitants over immigrants.
The term usually carries negative connotations, suggesting hostility toward newcomers rather than mere preference for existing residents: Nativists blamed immigrants for rising crime.
In cognitive science, nativists hold that certain mental capacities are innate rather than learned—a neutral technical sense.
Opposed to foreign settlement
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- protectionismShielding local producers
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
chauvinism · restrictionism · populism · America First · cultural preservation · assimilation · monoculture · homogeneity
Inherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
indigenous · autochthonous · roots · ethnicity · homeland · kinship · folk · progenitors
Those settling abroad
- foreignersPeople from elsewhere
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- asylum seekersPeople requesting safe haven
- migrantsPeople who move elsewhere
undocumented · illegal aliens · outsiders · newcomers · diaspora · guest workers · naturalized citizens · first-generation
Structure dividing adjacent territories
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- immigration restrictionLimiting entry to country
- quota systemLimit on numbers admitted
- citizenship testNaturalization knowledge requirement
naturalization · visa restrictions · sanctuary cities · birthright citizenship · chain migration · travel ban · detention · ICE
Taxes on imports
- trade barriersRestrictions on cross-border commerce
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- import quotasLimits on foreign purchases
- job displacementLoss of employment position
foreign workers · guest workers · H-1B · brain drain · remittances · blue collar
anti-immigration
Opposed to foreign settlement
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- protectionismShielding local producers
isolationism · chauvinism · restrictionism · populism · America First · cultural preservation · assimilation · monoculture · homogeneity · border control
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
birthright · indigenous · autochthonous · roots · ethnicity · homeland · kinship · folk · progenitors · forebears
immigrants
Those settling abroad
- foreignersPeople from elsewhere
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- asylum seekersPeople requesting safe haven
migrants · undocumented · illegal aliens · outsiders · newcomers · diaspora · guest workers · naturalized citizens · first-generation · ethnic minorities
border wall
Structure dividing adjacent territories
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- immigration restrictionLimiting entry to country
- quota systemLimit on numbers admitted
citizenship test · naturalization · visa restrictions · sanctuary cities · birthright citizenship · chain migration · travel ban · detention · ICE · border patrol
tariffs
Taxes on imports
- trade barriersRestrictions on cross-border commerce
- outsourcingThird-party task delegation
- import quotasLimits on foreign purchases
job displacement · foreign workers · guest workers · H-1B · brain drain · remittances · blue collar
- bigotsbigot, bigots, racist, racists, sexist
- Political Factionsconservatives, Republicans, right wing, far right, hard right
- restrictionistsrestrictionists, exclusionists, hardliners
nativistsmulticulturalists
Diversity ideology adherents
cosmopolitans · internationalists · globalists · pluralists · integrationists