xenophobia - intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries
Phil/Nick were up there among the people who liked Tim & Nikki the most, throughout the whole season except when they were strategically against Tim. And the whole thing about having a Canadian winner literally lasted a week or two when they were campaigning hard to get Tim out of the house.
Both before and even AFTER that point, they were totally on board with having Tim in the final 2 with them.