Nativism is the political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of native or indigenous inhabitants over those of immigrants, including the support of immigration-restriction measures.
In scholarly studies, nativism is a standard technical term, although those who hold this political view do not typically accept the label. Oezguer Dindar wrote, "Nativists do not consider themselves to be nativists. For them it is a negative term and they rather consider themselves as 'Patriots'
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