Another group of South African “refugees” have arrived in the US as part of the resettlement programme offered to racial minorities, including Afrikaners and white farmers.
This marks the third known group to travel to America as part of President Trump’s offer to victims of “racial discrimination”.
In February, Trump signed an Executive Order, fast-tracking the plight of predominantly white South Africans. His controversial stance came after he halted the US’s refugee programme to other countries.
SOUTH AFRICAN ‘REFUGEES’ ARRIVE IN US
According to US intel expert Chris Wyatt, another group of South African “refugees” arrived in the country on Thursday, 28 August.
The group would be redirected to their temporary placements. Here, they would be assigned housing, food, and resources to help them resettle in their adoptive country.
They would also be given a “start-up” loan to get them on their feet.
“Don’t sit out there on your bum. Go get a job and start paying taxes”, the retired military officer advised the group via his YouTube channel.
The outspoken political analyst also argued with Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola’s criticism of the US’s “preferential treatment of a particular privileged group” and questioned the group’s status as “refugees”.
He said, “They are definitely under the UN’s definition of refugees. [That is] …people facing persecution over their race”
‘EMIGRATION OF SOUTH AFRICANS…WHO HAPPEN TO BE AFRIKANERS’
Speaking in a media conference on Wednesday, International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola admonished the actions of the US government – under President Donald Trump – in accusing South Africa of promoting racial discrimination.
The minister also rubbished Trump’s refugee resettlement programe, opened to white South Africans, Afrikaners, and other racial minorities.
He said: “With our history… preferential treatment of a particular privileged group, the Afrikaners, who are not running away from any genocide in this country, is definitely Apartheid 2.0”.
“This is a clear emigration preference of a particular group in South Africa that happens to be Afrikaners.”
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Lamola – who was part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s delegation to the White House in May – added: “We have maintained that as the South African government, we don’t agree that this is a refugee programme. Because there is no genocide in South Africa.
“In line with the UN Convention, the Afrikaners that are going to the US do not fit the definition of a refugee”.
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