jan 1, 1855 - The Native American / American / Know Nothing Party
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Description
The creation of the first anti-immigration political party, was very Nativist, anti-Catholic, and xenophobic. Began as a secret society, lasted less than 10 years
Reasoning
This party represented one of the first collections of people that feel threatened by and actively oppose foreign immigration (among other things they opposed)
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