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Apparently, had he lived in the 1850’s, Vance would likely be a member of the Nativist Party, aka the Know Nothing Party, aka the American Party….Regressive and reactionary to the core….
www.irishstar.com
In another resurfaced clip, Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance made a bold statement about US crime rates, blaming immigrants from Ireland.
The clip from 2021, which has been circulating on X, shows Vance speaking in a Skype interview. He discussed early waves of immigration to the United States, pointing out the ‘rise in crime’ he felt ensued as a consequence.
"You had this massive wave of Italian, Irish and German immigration,” Vance said, “and that had its problems, its consequences. You had higher crime rates, you had these ethnic enclaves, you had inter-ethnic conflict in the country where you really hadn't had that before”
The Republicans represent reactionary and regressive attitudes. Had Vance lived in the 1850’s, when the Know Nothings elected members to Congress, he might have been their presidential candidate:
www.khanacademy.org
“By the 1850s, however, that small stream of immigrants had grown into a mighty river: famine and revolution in Europe drove unprecedented numbers of immigrants to American shores. More than five times as many people immigrated to the United States in 1854 than in 1844, and most of the new immigrants were poor, Catholic laborers from Ireland or Germany. By 1860, more than 13% of U.S. inhabitants had been born elsewhere. Because the new immigrants were disproportionately young adults, their impact on the ballot box was even more pronounced. [2] Some native-born Americans began to fear that the existing laws governing and voting rights were too generous toward newcomers. A political cartoon from the 1850s expressed the sentiment that these new immigrants—considered too drunken and violent to wield political power wisely—were poised to “steal” American elections, depicting caricatures of Irish and German men carrying away the ballot box.”
Vance would have approved of this political cartooon. He’s a man from another time….
My own Irish immigrant ancestors fought and died on the side of the Union in the Civil War. The above cartoon was BS in the 1850’s, and 170+ years later, it’s still BS when Vance, astonishingly, repeats it. A man out of time, out of place, and hopefully out of luck…..
JD Vance blames higher crime rates on 'wave of Irish immigration'
JD Vance made a shocking comment about immigrants in the clip from 2021
In another resurfaced clip, Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance made a bold statement about US crime rates, blaming immigrants from Ireland.
The clip from 2021, which has been circulating on X, shows Vance speaking in a Skype interview. He discussed early waves of immigration to the United States, pointing out the ‘rise in crime’ he felt ensued as a consequence.
"You had this massive wave of Italian, Irish and German immigration,” Vance said, “and that had its problems, its consequences. You had higher crime rates, you had these ethnic enclaves, you had inter-ethnic conflict in the country where you really hadn't had that before”
The Republicans represent reactionary and regressive attitudes. Had Vance lived in the 1850’s, when the Know Nothings elected members to Congress, he might have been their presidential candidate:
Khan Academy
www.khanacademy.org
“By the 1850s, however, that small stream of immigrants had grown into a mighty river: famine and revolution in Europe drove unprecedented numbers of immigrants to American shores. More than five times as many people immigrated to the United States in 1854 than in 1844, and most of the new immigrants were poor, Catholic laborers from Ireland or Germany. By 1860, more than 13% of U.S. inhabitants had been born elsewhere. Because the new immigrants were disproportionately young adults, their impact on the ballot box was even more pronounced. [2] Some native-born Americans began to fear that the existing laws governing and voting rights were too generous toward newcomers. A political cartoon from the 1850s expressed the sentiment that these new immigrants—considered too drunken and violent to wield political power wisely—were poised to “steal” American elections, depicting caricatures of Irish and German men carrying away the ballot box.”
Vance would have approved of this political cartooon. He’s a man from another time….
My own Irish immigrant ancestors fought and died on the side of the Union in the Civil War. The above cartoon was BS in the 1850’s, and 170+ years later, it’s still BS when Vance, astonishingly, repeats it. A man out of time, out of place, and hopefully out of luck…..
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