Just for fun, let’s look at this plank in the Republicans’ 1860 party platform. See? They really did believe that helping poor people— including immigrants— was good for everyone. pic.twitter.com/PNRMm0AbOM

— Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) (@HC_Richardson) July 5, 2018

“Whether native or naturalized.” Can’t you read? The 1860 platform is talking about legal immigrants https://t.co/4u1jAHGSYy

— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) July 6, 2018

Are you under the impression there was another kind of immigrant to the United States in 1860?https://t.co/o4mrC5TaeG https://t.co/XfvHZTdJT4

— Eric Rauchway (@rauchway) July 6, 2018

Historian twitter is lit

— Laura Eva Ⓥ (@NerdyLaura) July 6, 2018