Why did immigrants face prejudice in america?

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People from other countries that move into American communities are 'different' and there are people that don't look past differences to find the commonalities. The word prejudice means to prejudge, which is the first reaction of some people and some never get past that. read more

Scientific American spoke with Steven Neuberg, a professor of psychology at Arizona State University in Tempe, about the psychology of anti-immigrant prejudice. read more

Answer: After World War II, immigrant Germans and also some German speaking Amish did face some racism, due to their easily identified German accents. Most of the prejudice has died down, but there are still some people in America who identify Germans as Nazis. read more

I haven't read his writings, but I hypothesize he was going after members of his group he saw as responsible for allowing the immigrant threat to exist. read more

Immigrants, who want to come to America to make a positive impact in the society, help the American economy and better their lives and those of their dependants should be allowed to come and live in America. The immigrants have every right to be treated as first class citizens because of the contribution that they make to the American economy. read more