There is of course no rule in the EU obliging countries to accept non-EU immigrants. It's the "allow Poles into your country" that some Brits are unwilling to accept.
That's not what people were told though. This is an incredible wedge issue and the fact that people seem to be surprised about it suggests that they aren't paying attention. It's no coincidence that the stories about "economic refugees" were all over the place before the referendum. I mean obviously people were leaving Syria because they just wanted to take your job, there's no other reason.
None of those articles constitutes evidence, they are just opinions of people wanting to push that line. In reality people voted brexit for very many reasons, seeking to dismiss it all as racism is just a lazy way to feel superior.
