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Dallas, Texas, Aug 5, 2015 \/ 12:04 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The recent wave of anti-immigrant sentiment from public figures is nothing new to American history, Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas said in his column on Friday.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe ghost of Nativism again prowls our land. The vilifiers and the vilified are different, but the script is the same,\u201d he said in his July 31 column<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\tCatholics in particular should remember that \u201cwe \u2018were once aliens residing in the land\u2019 \u2014 not of Egypt but of America,\u201d he said referring to the way Catholic belief was portrayed as subversive to American democracy.<\/p>\n

\tBarred from holding public office and practicing the faith openly, Catholics were treated as second-class citizens who did not deserve the full rights of American citizenship.<\/p>\n

\tHowever, it wasn\u2019t only religion that raised the suspicion of nativist groups such as the Know Nothings and the Ku Klux Klan, he said; racial minorities such as the Chinese, Eastern Europeans, Italians, and Irish were also regarded as a threat to America.<\/p>\n

\tRather than being treated as equals in America, these religious and racial minorities \u201cwere vilified as sub-human, ne\u2019er-do-wells and drunkards incapable of productive citizenship.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tToday this same \u201cfear and suspicion\u201d of \u201cthe others\u201d is behind what the bishop calls the recent trend of \u201cimmigrant bashing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tBishop Farrell said Catholics in particular should remember the passage from Exodus in which the Israelites are told, \u201cYou shall not oppress or afflict a resident alien, for you were once aliens residing in the land of Egypt.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tLast week Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York challenged GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump over his remarks about immigration, in which he said, \u201cthe U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. And these aren't the best and the finest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tCardinal Dolan blasted Trump for his comments, saying that this rhetoric is proof that the bigotry of nativism is alive and well in America.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI take seriously the Bible\u2019s teaching that we are to welcome the stranger, one of the most frequently mentioned moral imperatives in both the Old and New Testament,\u201d Cardinal Dolan said.<\/p>\n

\tThe cardinal then pointed to two attitudes toward immigrants described by various American historians, the first being the nativists.<\/p>\n

\tThese people \u201csadly\u2026 (view) the unwashed, ignorant, bothersome brood as criminals and misfits who threaten \u2018pure America,\u2019 and are toxic to everything decent in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tHowever, the second, \u201cmore enlightened and patriotic\u201d approach sees the immigrant as a gift to the nation, realizing that Native Americans are the only citizens whose ancestors were not immigrants.<\/p>\n

\tThe second group still recognizes the need for border control, fair regulation and prudent policies, but \u201cwe are wise to consider the immigrant as good for our beloved nation,\u201d the cardinal said.<\/p>\n

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Dallas, Texas, Aug 5, 2015 \/ 12:04 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- The recent wave of anti-immigrant sentiment from public figures is nothing new to American history, Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas said in his column on Friday.<\/p>\n

\t“The ghost of Nativism again prowls our land. The vilifiers and the vilified are different, but the script is the same,” he said in his July 31 column<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\tCatholics in particular should remember that “we ‘were once aliens residing in the land’ — not of Egypt but of America,” he said referring to the way Catholic belief was portrayed as subversive to American democracy.<\/p>\n

\tBarred from holding public office and practicing the faith openly, Catholics were treated as second-class citizens who did not deserve the full rights of American citizenship.<\/p>\n

\tHowever, it wasn’t only religion that raised the suspicion of nativist groups such as the Know Nothings and the Ku Klux Klan, he said; racial minorities such as the Chinese, Eastern Europeans, Italians, and Irish were also regarded as a threat to America.<\/p>\n

\tRather than being treated as equals in America, these religious and racial minorities “were vilified as sub-human, ne’er-do-wells and drunkards incapable of productive citizenship.”<\/p>\n

\tToday this same “fear and suspicion” of “the others” is behind what the bishop calls the recent trend of “immigrant bashing.”<\/p>\n

\tBishop Farrell said Catholics in particular should remember the passage from Exodus in which the Israelites are told, “You shall not oppress or afflict a resident alien, for you were once aliens residing in the land of Egypt.”<\/p>\n

\tLast week Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York challenged GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump over his remarks about immigration, in which he said, “the U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems. And these aren’t the best and the finest.”<\/p>\n

\tCardinal Dolan blasted Trump for his comments, saying that this rhetoric is proof that the bigotry of nativism is alive and well in America.<\/p>\n

\t“I take seriously the Bible’s teaching that we are to welcome the stranger, one of the most frequently mentioned moral imperatives in both the Old and New Testament,” Cardinal Dolan said.<\/p>\n

\tThe cardinal then pointed to two attitudes toward immigrants described by various American historians, the first being the nativists.<\/p>\n

\tThese people “sadly… (view) the unwashed, ignorant, bothersome brood as criminals and misfits who threaten ‘pure America,’ and are toxic to everything decent in the United States.”<\/p>\n

\tHowever, the second, “more enlightened and patriotic” approach sees the immigrant as a gift to the nation, realizing that Native Americans are the only citizens whose ancestors were not immigrants.<\/p>\n

\tThe second group still recognizes the need for border control, fair regulation and prudent policies, but “we are wise to consider the immigrant as good for our beloved nation,” the cardinal said.<\/p>\n

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Rather than being treated as equals in America, these religious and racial minorities “were vilified as sub-human, ne’er-do-wells and drunkards incapable of productive citizenship.” Today this same “fear and suspicion” of “the others” is behind what the bishop calls the recent trend of “immigrant bashing.” Bishop Farrell said Catholics in particular should remember the passage from Exodus in which the Israelites are told, “You shall not oppress or afflict a resident alien, for you were once aliens residing in the land of Egypt.” Last week Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York challenged GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump over his remarks about immigration, in which he said, “the U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems. And these aren't the best and the finest.” Cardinal Dolan blasted Trump for his comments, saying that this rhetoric is proof that the bigotry of nativism is alive and well in America. “I take seriously the Bible’s teaching that we are to welcome the stranger, one of the most frequently mentioned moral imperatives in both the Old and New Testament,” Cardinal Dolan said. The cardinal then pointed to two attitudes toward immigrants described by various American historians, the first being the nativists. These people “sadly… (view) the unwashed, ignorant, bothersome brood as criminals and misfits who threaten ‘pure America,’ and are toxic to everything decent in the United States.” However, the second, “more enlightened and patriotic” approach sees the immigrant as a gift to the nation, realizing that Native Americans are the only citizens whose ancestors were not immigrants. The second group still recognizes the need for border control, fair regulation and prudent policies, but “we are wise to consider the immigrant as good for our beloved nation,” the cardinal said.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2015\/08\/immigrant-bashing-is-nothing-new-to-america-bishop-farrell-laments\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2015\/08\/immigrant-bashing-is-nothing-new-to-america-bishop-farrell-laments\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2015\/08\/immigrant-bashing-is-nothing-new-to-america-bishop-farrell-laments\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"‘Immigrant bashing’ is nothing new to America, Bishop Farrell laments"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/","name":"Catholic News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/#\/schema\/person\/35d4bd7addc580050842c844a11575f1","name":"CNA Daily News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8f1180c7dca7995d4a997aac72a3a88a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8f1180c7dca7995d4a997aac72a3a88a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"CNA Daily News"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/author\/cna-daily-news\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1031"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11247\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}