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How did the nativists respond to increased immigration from Ireland and Germany?

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Answer: They Pushed For Laws To Discourage immigration or deny political rights to immigrants.

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One of the main ways in which Nativists responded to increased immigration from Ireland and Germany was that they boycotted many Irish and German goods, since they felt that this would put an even further economic strain on the immigrants. 
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