In the 1840s, nativists believed that immigrants had much in common with them. deserved better working conditions. could not fit into American society. should be better integrated into US society.

In the 1840s, nativists believed that immigrants "could not fit into American society." During that year, the Nativists (or anti-immigrants) had raised their power over immigrants. They want to preserve their status in some certain established inhabitants of the nation over the claims of immigrants.