Scapegoated! A History of American Nativism

Historical Blindness

Nathaniel Lloyd

Politics, News, Religion & Spirituality, History, Religion

4 • 839 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

As Trump ramps up his immigration raids in California and brings the armed forces to bear against peaceful citizen protesters, I want to talk more about the long, racist history behind similar immigration crackdowns in the US. I encourage you to visit ⁠5calls.org⁠ and find their page to help you ⁠Protest the Unlawful Deportation of Venezuelan Immigrants to El Salvador⁠ and demand that your governor ⁠Deny Trump’s Police State Tactics for Deportations⁠. But more than this, get out to a protest in your area if you can. If you didn't make it out to the No Kings protests, visit ⁠https://www.mobilize.us/ to find an upcoming demonstration near you! Get 3 months of premium wireless service for $15 bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠MintMobile.com/Blindness⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠the show merch⁠⁠⁠⁠, perfect for gifts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pledge support on Patreon to get an ad-free feed with exclusive episodes!⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Currently, I am in the process of migrating my blog posts and episode transcripts to a new Substack, so for the time being, you won't find new episode transcripts on my website. Direct all advertising inquiries to ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find other high-quality podcasts! Some music on this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of this episode's publication. Tracks include "Access Road 214," "Where It All Happened," "Voyager," "Evidence Room," "Winter in Black," "Olivia Wraith," "Illa Villardo," and "Service Road 237." Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.3	Today, when I mention anti-immigrant sentiment and mass deportation campaigns, we understand, without my even having to name the groups targeted, that I refer to Latin American migrants,
0:52.3	who typically seek to enter the country over our southern
0:56.0	border, the U.S.-Mexico border, though that does not mean they are all migrants of Mexican origin.
1:03.0	Rather, a very significant number of Latin American migrants come to us from other Central and South American countries, crossing Mexico to reach
1:12.3	America, seeking not just the economic and educational opportunities promised by the American
1:18.2	dream, but also just trying to reunite with family, or find safety away from persecutions
1:25.8	in their countries of origin. Those who claim Latin American
1:30.0	immigrants pose some sort of threat due to criminality are fear-mongering. Research shows that
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