nativist
Speech parts
1. nativist - Noun
2. nativist - Adjective
Meaning
An advocate of nativism.
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Tough times have always lent themselves to nativist sentiments and closed-door policies. But in the case of highly skilled immigrants, these policies are a recipe for stagnation.
nativist theories
the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories
the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman
the nativistic faith preaches the old values
All this represents a high-water mark in the influence of the “nativist lobby” — a richly funded assemblage of national and local groups organized by Michigan ophthalmologist John Tanton.