Paranoid xenophobia is not the recent invention of the Tea Party. In the late 1800s, the Irish and Chinese were the ones of which we were supposed to be terrified.
Now, of course, according to screeching GOP Chicken Littles like Rep. Steve King, immigration is the biggest problem of our time. At the recent conservative loon-fest, CPAC, Queen Harpy Ann Coulter told the mouthbreathing, white crowd that Democrats “want more immigrants, particularly illegal immigrants, because they need brand new voters, just warm bodies, more votes.”
So in 21st century ‘Merica, the Irish have been upgraded to “ok”, probably due to the lily white skin that allows them to blend in with real Americans. The Chinese are still suspicious, but now it is REALLY the Mexicans and Muslims from whose relentless assault we need to protect the republic.
Small minds will always find someone they perceive as different to demonize.
