An ‘invasion of illegal aliens': The oldest immigration fear-mongering metaphor in America

The nation has been perpetually facing a supposed “invasion” from many stripes of immigrants, said Leo R. Chavez, a social sciences professor at the University of California, Irvine …. Chavez… said… America’s immigration policies in the coming years — and politicians' border rhetoric — was a response to what became known as “the browning of America," he said.

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