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How did nativists react to immigration in california in the mid-1800s?

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They attacked Chinese immigrants and joined the Know-Nothing Party.

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In general, nativists reacted "negatively" to immigration in California in the mid-1800s, since they believed that immigrants from other countries were "stealing" jobs that could be done by "natives".
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