How to Classify Nativist Arguments
The evidence usually cited for restricting legal immigration to the US can be classified as follows:
- Data about places other than the US.
- Data about a group of people who have been here for centuries.
- Evidence that part of US history is occurring again.
- Evidence that can be used to defend compulsory population control.
- Claims that are inconsistent with economic theory.
- Anecdotal bulshytt.
Are there any others?
