Xenophobia
The definition of American identity is at stake.
The Florida congressman called conditions in Haiti "disgusting."
America still sees itself as a nation of immigrants.
"We don't want any Japs back here -- EVER!" reads one WWII-era sign.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
After being awarded the prestigious National Constitution Center Liberty Medal, U.S. Senator John McCain used his acceptance speech to slam the “half-baked nationalism” on display in America today.
This German supermarket removed all its foreign products to send a powerful message.
Attempts to drive a wedge between impoverished blacks and aspirational immigrants are frighteningly familiar.
The president held an event at the White House to promote a bill that would make it harder for certain people to immigrate.
Europe's Identitarian movement is full of millennial professionals who are acting on their disdain for immigrants and echoing the problematic perspectives of the far right. The group started a crowdfunding initiative called Defend Europe, which aims to intercept refugees sailing through the Mediterranean and send them back to their homeland.
They did not hold back.