Governments never consult its citizens about immigration policy. They aren’t allowed to know what it is, or how its made, and if they dare to question it they will be ignored, silenced, shouted down, mocked or denigrated. Or maybe they’ll sic the “domestic intelligence” secret police on them.
Heck, the executives don't even bother to consult their legislatures anymore. I don't recall the US Congress voting on this issue, and I don't think the Bundestag voted on it either.
Western governments (including our own) are importing more docile populations with no history of democracy or individual rights to replace the existing populations that have proud traditions of such things. To assist in the transition and suppress dissent, they are burdening the existing populations with all of the costs of the new flocks of sheeple.