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I'm of two minds, and a lot of it depends on the people coming in, as well as the culture of area. For example, if it was the US and the immigrants were hoping to join the larger American culture, then I think nativism can be pretty foolhardy, racist, and hypocritical since almost everyone in this country have ancestors who were immigrants. However, with homogeneous cultures like Japan, immigrants cannot ever really assimilate to the culture, so it is somewhat more understandable. Now, regardless of locale, if the immigrants come in and shelter themselves away from society at large, or, worse, try to get society to confirm to their standards, then you aren't a nativist for opposing them, but rather just a normal human being. All of this is JMHO, of course.

I don’t think you take a city of 250,000 and swap out it’s populace in 25 years, so that you go from 80% white Northern European to 10% white Northern European and 70% something else.

I believe in assimilation. And even if that takes place, you get all sorts of problems with those folks wanting you to recognize the holidays of their old country. You get them wanting you to adjust your city, to become their old homeland.

They want the best you have to offer, and want you to accept the worst they have to offer.

I’m not going ot spend all day writing about some of the problems with this, but until you have had your town completely turned upside down, you won’t understand. And if there is a serious underlying crime element, good luck.

One day things are going fine, and the next day who knows who you cross.

This isn’t something that should be swept under the carpet. It’s a real problem, and I have read where others have had to deal with what I am talking about.

Why? Was this the goal, to completely toss communities upside down?