You may regard it as "racism", but in most cases, we are just trying to deal with immigrants who are raising the crime statistics. In my country, it has almost become normal to accuse people of being racists if they mention a criminal who happens to be of a middle eastern background.
There are extremist groups in Europe, just like in the US, but it is not as bad as the media wants it to be,
Trust me, I have been living in a Somalian ghetto for 7 years now. The problems are there. It has nothing to do with being racist. We just don't like the fact that people come here to establish illegal activities.
Many of them are actually quite racist themselves. It is EXTREMELY hard to live as a Jew or a catholic in one of our worst neighborhoods without being harassed daily, getting threatened etc.
It happens both ways.
Sadly, it makes it harder for those who wish to come here to make a living by studying and working, just like everyone else.
It is always the few that ruins it for the many... :disappoin