Well, isn’t it some kind of xenophobia? Saying that some “types” of outsiders are bad news full stop and should be kept outside else they’ll ruin the country is at least xenophobia adjacent, no matter how true you think it may be (probably unsurprisingly, I disagree on it being true, but that’s beside the point).

Doesn't being labeled a phobia strictly require the fear to be irrational in nature? Being afraid of an approaching train while standing on a train track isn't "train phobia", for example.

Phobia as a suffix has long been a non-sequitur smear. Unless you witness an armed robbery or gang activity, at which point the fear is justifiable.

I don't think so, as it's not about where you come from but about what values you hold.

I feel in both my European countries I can voice with most anyone all the concerns I have. They share them for the most part but at least will be open to discuss if not. But with my American friends and colleagues I feel I could risk my reputation and have it affect my career. It’s sad to see really.

Yeah europeans are super racist in my experience. Americans are too but they feel more shame about it.

No we’re not at all. ironic how you can group like 30 countries together there and call them all racist

Acknowledging that some cultures are not compatible with ours is not racist. Acknowledging that some that come to Europe do not value European values or way of life is not racist. I’m my experience with Europeans we can discuss this difference openly. In my experience I am weary with being honest with Americans

What cultures are you referring to?

There is no culture that is incompatible with the "european" culture (whatever the hell that is supposed to be - each euro country has a very different culture as you pointed out.)

Who comes to Europe that does not value European values? What are European values in your opinion?

Without you being clear on those things, I immediately think this is a thinly veiled xenophobic or racist dogwhistle.

Fellow European here, so would love to hear more about what you think European culture is.

> some cultures are not compatible with ours

No that is extremely racist sorry!

You're not "automatically" as if there's some process you can't intercede in. This is a xenophobic position, you can avoid being called xenophobic by not holding it.

I mean, if you're branding people as "incompatible" based purely on their heritage or religion, then you know ... that's not great.

I don't know about San Francisco, but across Europe there's a fairly wide recognition that acceptance of liberal values is and should be an "entrance requirement" for migrants. This includes people on the left. There this myth of "people on the left refuse to acknowledge this", but broadly speaking that's just not the case, and hasn't been since at least the 90s.

There's all sorts of points of disagreements about immigration, but this really isn't one of them.