The scale of Donald Trump's promised anti-immigrant agenda is unprecedented, akin to historical movements against Chinese immigrants in the 19th century that exacerbated societal tensions.
In a climate of economic depression, Chinese immigrants were scapegoated as the source of unemployment, igniting fears among white laborers about their job security and livelihood.
A California pastor alarmingly claimed that white laborers faced a dire choice: either 'starve to death, or they must fall to the level with the Chinese, or else they must themselves leave the country'.
The narrative around Chinese immigrants in the late 1800s painted them as morally and socially inferior, stoking fears that fueled violent anti-immigrant actions across communities.
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