The United States was founded on white nationalist principles

The simple fact that our Founding Fathers and early presidents passed legislation that would promote racial homogeneity and separation, instead of integration, makes them white nationalists. Most slave owners DID believe that the vast majority of the US should be white. Blacks were not even considered a legal part of society, so it is clear that slave owners perceived themselves as living in a nation built for whites. Being against multiracialism is a core belief shared by the vast majority of white nationalists. Most slave owners, if they were to see the US today, would think negatively of the racial integration that our country has experienced. Decades after slavery was banned, African immigration was severely restricted by the quota acts. This shows that early Americans, if anything, only imported blacks for the purpose of using them, and not actually creating an ethnically diverse society. Yes, the naturalization acts do show that the founders indeed held white nationalist beliefs. They basically stated that the US was to only take white immigrants, legally, as citizens. Thus whites were the only group considered to be part of America, according to them. You state that many founders were suspicious of some white immigrants, and that's completely true. It doesn't actually disprove my claim. Take the case of Benjamin Franklin for example, who criticized German catholic immigration. Just imagine his reaction seeing his cities outnumbered by other, non-white immigrants whom he considered to be inferior. Furthermore, you do realize that the vast majority of Southerners, who supported slavery itself and the importing of slaves (as you claim), actually sided with segregation after slavery was banned and wanted White societies to be separate from black ones? That makes them white nationalists. Also, selecting which races are allowed to vote is a huge part of the ideals of white nationalism. Early American founders/leaders made it clear that they wanted whites to have the main say in how government works. Allowing other races to exercise their voting rights, and thus, pushing for their own interests was an idea that faced opposition from the very Southerners whom you claimed rejected white nationalism. Even Lincoln, who is seen by many as a hero for ending slavery and promoting voting rights for blacks, was actually a white nationalist who distrusted the idea of whites and blacks being "equal" and living together. He heavily opposed race mixing (like modern WN's) and thus clearly distrusted the idea of diversity. https://www.snopes.com... Now regarding some immigration acts. You talked about how they negatively affected Europeans themselves. This is somewhat true. Yes, many Europeans were forbidden to enter, but this decision wasn't made on the fact that they were of white skin color. Other acts specifically discriminating against non-whites were clearly passed to maintain racial homogeneity and ethnic composition. Some White Catholics , for example, were not banned because of their European heritage. Many White Americans, like Benjamin Franklin, also believed that they would not assimilate into US culture. This is why many Italians, Irish people, and Germans were excluded. (Source is found in my previous argument). -------------------------------------------- As a result, it is clear that the US was founded on white nationalism, racial separatism, and ethnic homogeneity. Laws reflect a nation's historic beliefs. The US originally supported laws that conflicted with those of today. There is a reason that Whites were the vast majority back then, and after the Immigration Act of 1965, are slowly becoming yet another minority.