"Fears about immigration" are bullshit inevitably most pushed by people who don't even live in areas with immigrants (legal or not).

Eh, they're not, though, and you disregard them at your peril--just look at where we are now.

It's not for no reason this particular issue has been used so effectively. I'm not saying you have to agree with them, and I'm not saying that you have to believe their belief is coherent or sensical, but if you don't recognize that those beliefs are held honestly and widely you're in for a rude surprise...as we saw in the 2024 election (and before that, the 2016 election).

If the Native Americans had been slightly more fearful of immigrants we might be having this conversation in Cherokee.