After the railroad, nativists often turned their focus on the Chinese immigrants, viewing them as a threat to American jobs and culture. This led to increased discrimination and hostility towards the Chinese community, culminating in policies like the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which severely restricted Chinese Immigration. Nativists used rhetoric that painted Chinese immigrants as undesirable, further entrenching racial and ethnic divisions in American society. The backlash against the Chinese highlighted broader themes of xenophobia and nationalism during that period.
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