The resentment of poor and working-class whites toward immigrants and racial minorities stems partly from a sense that the government is rigging the system against them by favoring other groups, despite the fact that government assistance has historically benefited all groups (exemplified by the GI Bill).
causalpending
Speaker
Nancy EisenbergEvidence Quote
“there's so much resentment against immigrants against groups that they see who are somehow being being given handouts or privileges from the federal government...but this is part of the problem of our history we never seem to acknowledge that the government has helped all sorts of people”
Source
Nancy Isenberg - White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America— Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter CollegeCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:12:44 PM
My Notes
Loading notes...