<P> Nativism flourished in Taiwan in the 1970s as a reaction against the influx of mainland Chinese to the island after the Kuomintang's defeat in 1949 . Nativists felt that the political influence of mainland Chinese was disproportionately large . The term is especially found in the field of literature, where nativist literature was more traditionally minded than the modernist literature written largely by mainland Chinese . </P> <P> London was notorious for its xenophobia in the 16th century, and conditions worsened in the 1580s . Many immigrants became disillusioned by routine threats of violence and molestation, attempts at expulsion of foreigners, and the great difficulty in acquiring English citizenship . Dutch cities proved more hospitable, and many left London permanently . </P> <P> Regarding the Irish in 20th - century Great Britain, Lucassen argues that the deep religious divide between the Protestants and Catholics was at the core of the ongoing estrangement of the Irish in British society . </P> <P> Nativism was a political factor in the 1790s and in the 1830s - 1850s . There was little nativism in the colonial era, but for a while Benjamin Franklin was hostile to German Americans in colonial Pennsylvania; He called them "Palatine Boors ." However, he reversed himself and became a supporter . </P>

Who were nativists and what did they want