nativist

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  1. In plains., one who maintains the doctrine of innate ideas.
  2. [capitalized] In U. S. politics:
  3. One who supports or favors the program of the Native American party.

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  • I'm sorry, that is just wishful thinking from a simple-minded, nativist, Know Nothing. —  Truman's Take
  • For this Know-Nothing opposition - I'm borrowing the name from the mid-19th century nativist political faction - Europe is a codeword for socialism. —  Foreign Policy In Focus
  • Its anti-immigration agenda is driven by an ugly nativist, xenophobic movement that blames immigrants for every problem under the sun, that has in the past attacked Catholics and Jews as sneaky and blacks and the Chinese as inferior. —  news.newamericamedia.org
  • Republican politicians should stop viewing undocumented workers as a pool of cheap labor whose members can't vote and as an issue to whip up frenzy amongst its nativist base. —  dispatch.com: RSS
  • The nativist sentiment in this exchange is breath-taking: —  reappropriate
 

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