Well, I don’t think people see it that way. We have a ton of problems in France. Most of them are blamed on immigrants (leeching on social security nets, leeching on Medicare, causing trouble and being a nuisance to the peaceful french taxpayer). So when you have politics using shortcuts, scapegoats and easy solutions to complex problems, of course people are going to vote for them. It’s especially true when you consider that most mainstream media in France are owned by a few, mostly right leaning, people (Niel, Bolloré, Bouygues, Arnault, to name a few). They spew more or less blatant propaganda to protect their interests. That coupled with a very weak, split and disorganised left (because of propaganda as stated before, but also ideological conflicts and refusal to compromise), you get what’s happening in France, and probably in other countries in Europe. It’s sad and definitely terrifying for the future…