Bias against minorities has been an American tradition since colonial days. Throughout the Americas, from Spanish treatment of Aztecs and Incas to English treatment of native tribes, then the import of Africans as slaves, discrimination continued after independence and through the Civil War, then forcing native tribes to reservations so the dominant group could get at the oil, gold, silver and farmland occupied by the tribes.
Even in the East, discrimination against immigrants was common through the 19th and early 20th centuries, especially against Jews, Irish, and Eastern European newcomers.
Now we see "keep out" demands registered against Hispanics and Muslims, led by the president of this supposedly democratic republic.
When will we ever learn?
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