Immigrants felt racial tension when moving to the United States after world war 2 because many Americans thought that they were taking their jobs. the United States then put forth the alien and sedition acts to help relieve this tension by deporting and limiting the amount of people coming in from other countries. Kentucky and Virginia resolutions was a protest against these acts. it proves that some of America was in disagreement
Northern members supported it because their debts were largely unpaid. Southern members, including Madison, opposed it because southern states had paid off a significant portion of their debt.
