While the U.S. citizen gets shunned in the media on nationalistic stances in regards to immigration, the broader context is the world itself is not positive on it either.
When studying or debating immigration policy, the loud and obnoxious who scream “racism” and “bigotry” miss the point that countries have their own cultures. With freedom of speech rapidly eroding away to collectivism worldwide i.e. forced immigration/threats from government to shut up and take it, negative views have developed.
Here’s a poll done by Ben Page, pollster for GQ Magazine