Happy St. Patrick’s Day! They say today everyone is a little bit Irish.
It wasn’t always like that, though. When the Irish first came to America they were met with persecution, ignorance and fear. They were denied jobs, accused of lawlessness and of destroying the United States. Immigration became a rallying point for the Know-Nothings, a political party dedicated to punishing immigrants.
Flash forward to today. Hispanic immigrants are facing the same accusations and the same injustices. History is repeating itself, right in front of us.
Take the quiz: Can you tell the difference?
See if you can tell the difference between the historical Know-Nothings and today’s modern ones. Then, take action and tell some of the House’s most restrictionist voices not to keep repeating history. We need constructive solutions, not repackaged racism and xenophobia.