Immigration Podcast

This podcast episode discusses the internal and external issues faced by immigrants throughout their journeys of immigration. It highlights the nativism and xenophobia that often accompany new waves of immigrants in America. The hosts emphasize the importance of understanding the past to avoid repeating the same mistakes and encourage listeners to educate themselves and overcome ignorance. They also mention how the country's division and differing opinions contribute to its greatness. The main point of the podcast is that America is founded on immigration, which comes in waves, and each wave faces pushback from those who fear a threat to the American identity, despite their own ancestors once being newcomers. Hello, fellow history nerds. My name is Abby Topchick, and this is Grace Stevens. Hi. Today we are going to discuss the internal and external issues that immigrants have had throughout their journeys of immigration. We have a few thoughts to introduce to y'all before we start giving the full stories. Yeah, so immigration is the foundation of the American identity, but immigrants have had the fight to be seen as American enough, as if needing to earn their keep in the United States. Every time there has been a new wave of immigrants that migrate to America, there has been a following of nativism and a lot of xenophobia. We have a great episode for you all today with many sources. Let's get into it. Yeah, let's do this. It's going to be great. Unfortunately, our time with our lovely listeners is coming to an end. I guess so. We do hope you have enjoyed listening to us talking about the history of our country. We love talking about immigration because of its origin stories in America. It is important to know the past and make sure we know how to go forward and not make the same mistakes as others. It is important for everyone to get rid of their ignorance, and I hope that if you were unsure of something, you learned a little bit from this podcast. Exactly. I love this subject because it's just because of how divided the country was and continues to be. Not because I like conflicts, but because I think that it is what makes America great. We can all have our own opinions about a subject. Not to mention that the government itself has been divided. Let's just recap what our big point is for this podcast. Sure. America is founded off of immigration. Immigration isn't a steady number of people, it comes in waves. In every wave, there has been pushback on the people who are being allowed into America, also known as nativism and xenophobia. They believe that the newcomers pose a threat to their American identity, even though their ancestors were once the newcomers. Right. All right, that's a wrap on this episode, History Nerd. We will see you next time. Bye! Bye!