Nativism politics - Wikipedia

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Nativism politics - Wikipedia: Nativism is the political policy or practice of preserving or reviving an indigenous culture. 1 However, this is currently more commonly described as an anti-immigrant position 2 considering the policy to be one of protecting native interests against those of immigrants. In scholarly studies nativism is a standard technical term. The term is typically not accepted by those who hold this political view, however. Dindar 2010 wrote nativists... do not consider themselves as nativists. For them it is a negative term and they rather consider themselves as Patriots . 3 According to Fetzer 2000 , opposition to immigration commonly arises in many countries because of issues of national, cultural, and religious identity. The phenomenon has been studied especially in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as in Europe. Thus nativism has become a general term for opposition to immigration based on fears that the immigrants will distort or spoil existing cultural values. 4 In situations where immigrants greatly outnumber the original inhabitants, 5 nativistic movements can allow cultural survival.