nativism

[ ney-ti-viz-uh m ]

/ ˈneɪ tɪˌvɪz əm /

the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.

the policy or practice of preserving or reviving an indigenous culture.

Philosophy. the doctrine that innate ideas exist.

Origin of nativism

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; native + -ism

na·tiv·ist, noun, adjective na·tiv·is·tic, adjective

While American nativism and anti-Semitism declined after World War II, so did the overt Jewishness of Superman.

Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America's Greatest Superhero |Rich Goldstein |August 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But last I checked, neither Jean-Marie Le Pen, Filip Dewinter nor Joe Arpaio learned their nativism from reading Jabotinsky.

Sound of Silence |Peter Beinart |May 24, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
When the fight with nativism was over, the Irish were in possession of the cities.

Our Foreigners |Samuel P. Orth
The Old West raised the issues of nativism and a lower standard of comfort.

The Frontier in American History |Frederick Jackson Turner

Its only real contribution to government was the proof that nativism is not Americanism.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8 |Various

nativism

/ (ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzəm) /

mainly US the policy of favouring the natives of a country over the immigrants

anthropol the policy of protecting and reaffirming native tribal cultures in reaction to acculturation

the doctrine that the mind and its capacities are innately structured and that much knowledge is innate

nativist, noun, adjective nativistic, adjective