I think it has to do with framing. Consider this from the article: > But just how widespread is this xenophobia? A relatively encouraging picture emerges from

I think it has to do with framing. Consider this from the article: > But just how widespread is this xenophobia? A relatively encouraging picture emerges from longitudinal studies by nonprofit research groups or universities. A 2018 global study from the Pew Research Center found 74 percent of Canadians support taking in refugees—a result that seems to fit with the stories of Canadians who banded together in 2015 and 2016 to sponsor Syrian refugee families To measure xenophobia, the author sites a study on people's attitudes towards taking in more refugees. I'm sure xenophobes would almost certainly answer that the country should not allow more refugees, but it seems many mainstream media publications completely wrote off any legitimate reasons someone may have about migrants coming in from war torn countries. It seems like a very broad brush and doesn't help the situation.