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Fry seeks to interpret historical and contemporary expressions of American nativism with
reference to Blumer's group position framework. Fry interprets these initiatives as collective
attempts by self-identified natives to secure or retain prior or exclusive rights to valued
resources against the challenges reputedly posed by resident or prospective populations on the
basis of their perceived foreignness. Fry uses the perspectives of symbolic interactionism and
rational choice theory to examine the history of American immigration and immigrant policies,
and the politics of immigration reform. His research underscores the importance of
institutionalized boundaries, the perception of threat, and power relations in negotiating
questions of immigrant admittance and membership.
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