The United States ‘ government has objected to the country’s plan to take light Afrikaners as migrants, claiming the choice is politically inspired and unsupported by evidence. South Africa’s foreign ministry confirmed on Friday that it had raised concerns following a report from US media that the first group of Afrikaners may appear as early as Monday. The decision was prompted by US President Donald Trump’s support for a refugee resettlement initiative, which has consistently alleged that South Africa discriminated against white people, mainly African farmers. These accusations, according to the South African government, are baseless and do not meet the legal requirements for persecution under international or domestic refugee law.
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Alvin Botes, deputy foreign minister, said in a speech that Christopher Landau, his US equivalent, had been informed of the issues directly. Pretoria even questioned the legal standing of the moved Afrikaners and demanded confirmation that none of them had pending legal fees. In recent months, relations between the two nations have deteriorated, particularly since Washington fired South Africa’s adviser in March. The land confiscation law in South Africa, which Trump claims allows the state to acquire white-owned farmland, is a major source of contention. The South African government has argued that just reasonable negotiations and the public interest exemptions are permitted under the rules. Trump announced in February a “rapid route” to US citizen for Afrikaners, describing them as subjects of racial injustice, despite earlier halting immigrant visitors. The majority of white Afrikaners were brought to southern Africa by Dutch colonists more than 300 years ago. They make up the majority of South Africa’s light people nowadays, which makes up about 7.3 percent of the country’s entire population.
