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Dillingham Flaw  

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  • The Dillingham Flaw is a relatively new concept that describes a centuries-old phenomenon of faulty logic when nativists misinterpret and react to the presence of immigrants in their midst. This faulty logic ignores diversity and assumes homogeneity, thereby setting a framework for negativity about newcomers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Dillingham Flaw]

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