What were the navists views in the 1800s?

Advocates of Nativism hold the belief that certain skills or abilities are "native" or engrained into the brain at birth. Nativism encompassed the conviction that the interests of established US residents should be given a favored status compared to new immigrants.

Answer:nativism has become a general term for opposition to immigration based on fears that immigrants will "distort or spoil" existing cultural values. In situations where immigrants greatly outnumber the original inhabitants, nativist movements seek to prevent cultural change.