A lot of this has to do with social media and the ability to spread the anti-immigration message. Anti-immigrant groups and activists use social media to demonize immigrants and get their messages across to the public.
Anti-immigrant groups’ bigotry has also been normalized by the media, which provides a context- free platform for anti-immigrant spokespeople and their talking points. We also had an administration that demonizes immigrants and those seeking refuge and focused on hardline immigration policies and executive actions, has galvanized the anti-immigrant movement and made life substantially more difficult for all immigrants and the communities that welcome them.