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'''Progressivism and xenophobia''' in the United States has historically been widely connected, evident in the exacerbation of anti-immigrant bigotry with the onset of the [[Progressive Movement]]. According to libertarian economic historian [[Murray N. Rothbard]]:<ref>Naopolitano, Andrew P. (2017). [https://mises.org/library/progressive-era-0/html The Progressive Era]. ''Mises Institute''. Retrieved May 17, 2023.</ref> | '''Progressivism and xenophobia''' in the United States has historically been widely connected, evident in the exacerbation of anti-immigrant bigotry with the onset of the [[Progressive Movement]]. According to libertarian economic historian [[Murray N. Rothbard]]:<ref>Naopolitano, Andrew P. (2017). [https://mises.org/library/progressive-era-0/html The Progressive Era]. ''Mises Institute''. Retrieved May 17, 2023.</ref> | ||
{{cquote|Progressivism brought the triumph of institutionalized racism, the disfranchising of blacks in the South, the cutting off of immigration, the building up of trade unions by the federal government into a tripartite of big government, big business, big union alliance, the glorifying of military virtues and conscription, and a drive for American expansion abroad.|||The Progressive Era}} | {{cquote|Progressivism brought the triumph of institutionalized racism, the disfranchising of blacks in the South, the cutting off of immigration, the building up of trade unions by the federal government into a tripartite of big government, big business, big union alliance, the glorifying of military virtues and conscription, and a drive for American expansion abroad.|||The Progressive Era}} | ||
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| + | Although the sponsors of the [[Immigration Act (1924)|Immigration Act of 1924]] (also, known as the Asian Exclusion Act) held right-wing voting records in Congress, they were heavily influenced by the xenophobic bigotry which stemmed from the Progressive Movement. The House sponsor and main backer, Albert Johnson (R–WA), was a Freemason and rabid eugenicist obsessed with Nordic/Anglo-Saxon identity politics, and also prominent in anti-Jewry attacks against refugees. The [[Ku Klux Klan]] in Washington supported, in their words, the "Renomination and re-election of Representative Albert Johnson of Washington, so he can continue to be Chairman of the House Committee on Immigration and fight for restricted immigration laws."<ref>Griffey, Trevor (2007). [https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/kkk_politicians.htm Citizen Klan: Electoral Politics and the KKK in WA]. ''The Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project''. Retrieved May 17, 2023.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 19:10, May 17, 2023
Progressivism and xenophobia in the United States has historically been widely connected, evident in the exacerbation of anti-immigrant bigotry with the onset of the Progressive Movement. According to libertarian economic historian Murray N. Rothbard:[1]
| “ | Progressivism brought the triumph of institutionalized racism, the disfranchising of blacks in the South, the cutting off of immigration, the building up of trade unions by the federal government into a tripartite of big government, big business, big union alliance, the glorifying of military virtues and conscription, and a drive for American expansion abroad. | ” |
—The Progressive Era | ||
1924 Johnson–Reed Act
Although the sponsors of the Immigration Act of 1924 (also, known as the Asian Exclusion Act) held right-wing voting records in Congress, they were heavily influenced by the xenophobic bigotry which stemmed from the Progressive Movement. The House sponsor and main backer, Albert Johnson (R–WA), was a Freemason and rabid eugenicist obsessed with Nordic/Anglo-Saxon identity politics, and also prominent in anti-Jewry attacks against refugees. The Ku Klux Klan in Washington supported, in their words, the "Renomination and re-election of Representative Albert Johnson of Washington, so he can continue to be Chairman of the House Committee on Immigration and fight for restricted immigration laws."[2]
References
- ↑ Naopolitano, Andrew P. (2017). The Progressive Era. Mises Institute. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ↑ Griffey, Trevor (2007). Citizen Klan: Electoral Politics and the KKK in WA. The Seattle Civil Rights & Labor History Project. Retrieved May 17, 2023.