Anglo-Saxon racial mythology shifted targets but kept excluding new immigrant groups

Evidence

Racial Anglo-Saxonism is seen in many other spaces not elaborated upon here. Once used to exclude Irish, Italians, Spanish, and Asians from the privilege of citizenship, Anglo-Saxonism is now seen in campaigns for English-only programs and legislation targeted at Mexican and other American immigrant communities, including Muslims. — Sophia Rose Arjana, Muslims in the Western Imagination, 572

Categorization

• XREF: Muslims slotted into a pre-existing hierarchy that previously excluded Irish, Italians, and Asians — a concrete continuity the reader can cite showing today’s anti-Muslim framing rides an older Anglo-Saxon racial structure rather than being post-9/11 novel.