South Africa criticises US plan to accept white Afrikaners as refugees

[SouthBayDem]

Source: BBC

South Africa has criticised the US as reports emerge suggesting Washington could receive white Afrikaners as refugees as early as next week.

A document seen by the BBC's US partner CBS describes the potential resettlement as a "priority" for President Donald Trump's government, however the timing has not been publicly confirmed by the White House.

In a statement published on Friday, South Africa's foreign ministry described the purported move as "politically motivated" and designed to undermine South Africa's "constitutional democracy".

In February, Trump described Afrikaners as victims of "racial discrimination" in an executive order, opening up the prospect for them to resettle in the US.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2q937wlqgo

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I am so pleased that the president remembered that providing aid to people fleeing oppression is what makes America such a reputable country. Now...let's see if he can be CONSISTENT. Right?

[erronis]

1. Guessing this is a program to bring as many white racist people into the US as possible.

Probably give each male a $100,000 bonus and if he comes with a fertile white woman, another $100,000.

Oh, and choices of lethal weapons (AR-15), bullet-proof vests, etc.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

2. I've been saying for months they will probably bring their guns and join the trump army

Those racists over there are all heavily armed.

[LiberalArkie]

3. No problem, but they have to be white Nazis

[maxsolomon]

4. ZOMG GENOCIDE

Elon Musk, a top adviser in the Trump administration who grew up in South Africa during apartheid, has been critical of Pretoria, claiming that it is leading a "genocide" against white farmers.

[oasis]

5. "Birthright citizenship?" Press should ask Trump

if he’s still in opposition.

[Bayard]

6. They have trump pegged....

"South Africa criticised Trump's executive order opening the US up to the resettlement of white Afrikaners, saying in a statement that "it is ironic" the US is open to accepting a group "that remains amongst the most economically privileged" while denying vulnerable people from other parts of the world asylum."