America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States - Understanding Immigration Challenges & Cultural Tensions | Perfect for History Students, Researchers & Social Studies

Chronologically, the book explores all American dislike for "others" not perceived to be "true citizens"—from Benjamin Franklin to Donald Trump. There's a pattern that needs to be understood, and then one can recognize today's ethnic bigotry is nothing new in this country. But that's what happens when people ignore facts and try to make up a different origin story for themselves. Meticulously researched and documented, too, this is transparent factual exploration of reality for anyone interested in such a thing anymore. There's a chapter for everyone, really: you can learn the origin of all the racist jokes you learned as a kid right here—whether Irish, Italian, Polish, Chinese, Mexican, Japanese, Islamic, etc. Americans always have been terribly discriminatory, which is a shame considering the possibilities this country could provide if it really was based on some sort of legal equality—which it's not, really, and perhaps never has been. What a wasted opportunity! Anyway, read and learn ... empower yourself to know the facts, instead of passively just listening to lies and doing nothing about it.