The Americans have choosen the xenophobic route. As is their right. We who are not Americans can complain, but in the end it is their country, their rules.
So yes, the ~10% of the population that is anti-immigrant is in power. It’s unfortunate, but it will get better
When forming political generalizations of the country, keep in mind that there are massive cultural differences between regions of the country. Just because you don't know of many people against illegal immigration doesn't mean other states don't have that majority opinion.
But yes, in general you are right. There is no "America." NYC is as different to rural Oklahoma as Paris is to Odessa (Ukraine.)
Any country would have 10% of the population that is anti-immigration. I would go so far to say that is true in most countries.
That’s a cop out. Of course we did. The electoral college is our system. If it doesn’t work, then who but us should fix it? Even if you believe the last election was influenced in underhanded ways, we collectively fell for it.
But instead of working together, we’ve become a nation of finger pointers: Not my problem, someone else screwed up.