Existing comment:
1990s-present
Fear of drug cartel violence and the "drug war"
1970s-1990s
Fear of Haitians and Cubans seeking asylum
1960s-present
Fear of illegal immigration from Mexico
1914-present
Fear of drug smuggling (at different times and places: opium, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana)
1850s-present
Fear of non-payment of tariffs and taxes
pre-1850s-future
Fear of the US becoming a majority non-white, non-English-speaking country |