These articles should have been written a decade ago. The media is being honest all of a sudden now that they don't like the government. These aren't new happenings.
Well, a lot of US people actually like it that foreigners are given a "special treatment". As I heard some respond to situations like this: Entering the United States is a privilege and not a right.
That's such an easy thing to say. People who are in US temporarily also need to rent apartments, rent/buy a car. Most of the H1B folks who are here for 3yrs don't live out of the bag for 3 yrs. If this attitude remains, the smart folks will avoid US entirely. You'll definitely see foreign companies competing and hurting the economy. Either you're with immigrants or against.
Edit - if people are uncertain about re-entry, how are they supposed to make daily decisions, as simple as leasing an apartment.