South Africa and Afrikaners push back on Trump’s white South African refugee claim
TL;DR
The South African government and Afrikaner advocacy groups rejected the Trump administration’s claim of a humanitarian emergency for white South Africans as a justification to raise the U.S. refugee cap, which would admit 10,000 additional white South Africans this year while excluding others; critics argue the move reflects selective humanitarianism, noting some refugees have already returned home amid debates over refugee protection and the situation in South Africa.
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- South African government, Afrikaners reject Trump administration claim of a humanitarian emergency PBS
- Why Trump's allegations that white people are being persecuted in South Africa have been denied AP News
- Trump offered White South Africans a new life. Thousands took him up on it. The Washington Post
- Trump raises refugee cap by 10,000, but only for White South Africans USA Today
- Trump Admits More White South African Refugees in Made-Up “Emergency” The New Republic
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