Why did Trump gave the position of refugees from South Africa whitening? | Refugee news

On Monday, 59 of South Africa whitening He arrived in the United States As part of a refugee program created by President Donald Trump to provide a haven for what Washington described as racial discrimination against the Africans.

Earlier this year, Trump Administration Offer for AFRIKANERS resettlementThe descendants of European colonial settlers in South Africa, saying they are facing harassment and violence in their country. At the same time, froze aid to the African nation.

When the group arrived at Dulles International Airport, near Washington, DC, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau told them: “I want to know that you are really welcome here and that we respect what you had to deal with in the past few years.

“We respect the long tradition of your people and what you have accomplished over the years,” he said.

How Washington justifies the special treatment for African refugees?

At a press conference on Monday, Trump doubled the allegations that white people have been subjected to systematic violence since the end of the apartheid, or the rule of the white minority, in South Africa.

The African Summit is the descendants of the Dutch settlers who established the apartheid in 1948. In light of the apartheid, eggs can seize lands and resources from the black population, who fell to “Pantosten” or crowded towns.

Although the apartheid ended in 1994 – when the African National Congress won the first comprehensive democratic elections in South Africa – most commentators agree that racism is still standing today, as many blacks still lack lands, resources and opportunities inappropriately.

In January, President Cyril Ramavusa A presented New law It seeks to address the disputes of land ownership-which left three quarters of the lands owned by private ownership in South Africa in the hands of the white minority-by facilitating the state to confiscate the lands.

Ramaphosa insisted that the law does not amount to land confiscation, but it creates a framework for a fair redistribution by allowing the authorities to take land in the public interest without compensation only in exceptional circumstances, such as when the area is abandoned.

Shortly after the introduction of the confiscation law, Trump wrote about his social novel: “South Africa is the confiscation of the land, and some groups of people are treated very badly … the United States will not defend it, we will act.”

Washington said it had agreed to grant AFRIKANERS refugees after the introduction of the law.

Trump contradicts the African nation Prominent In the case of the International Court of Justice, which accuses Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Is there a risk of “genocide” against white South Africa?

“It is a collective genocide,” Trump told reporters at the White House, a claim that led to criticism from South African officials and international media.

Trump’s demand is repeated by white national beliefs that South Africa’s legislation aimed at correcting apartheid is now, in fact, a discrimination against the African community.

The right -wing organizations, such as the AFRIKANER LOBBY Group Afriforum collection, were defending a narration that the Africans were subjected to an existential threat.

Many Eileon Musk, South Africa’s technological billionaire and a close ally of Trump, as an ally of the African issue.

He has repeatedly published his anger at X against what he claims to be an unfair treatment for white South Africa – even in going to the extent that the “white genocide” is called.

However, the eggs in South Africa have most of the country’s private lands and have a wealth more than 20 times of blacks on average. In South Africa for companies, white individuals occupy 62 percent of higher administrative positions, while 17 percent of the leadership roles are occupied by black managers.

Even the statistics presented by Afriforum and the Transvaal Agricultural Union – a group sympathetic to white farmers – show that the total number of farmers, in all races, kills each year about 60 years. This is a country that witnesses 19,000 murders per year, annually.

some Younger They moved to social media to ridicule the asylum show, and published sarcasm videos highlighting Concessions enjoying white people In South Africa today.

How was South Africa’s reaction?

In March, and South Africa government Trump’s allegations are called the Africans facing “completely false” persecution, noting that they remained among the richest “most privileged” groups.

On Monday, President Ramavusa told the CEO of Africa in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Ramavusa said he spoke to Trump on this issue.

The President from South Africa said that the far -right Africans looking for the position of refugees were a “marginal group”, adding that they were “hostile to transformation and combating variable (and) in fact preferred to return to policies of the type of apartheid.

Ramavusa also revealed that he is scheduled to meet with Trump soon on the issue.

What is the situation of relations between the United States and the south?

Tensions between the Trump administration and the South African government HighWith the United States South African ambassador was expelled In March due to Trump’s criticism.

The Trump administration is also contradicting the prominent Pretoria position in the case of the International Court of Justice against Israel, which holds the genocide in Gaza.

Another main flash point was the sudden temporary suspension in financing American aid in January and dismantling the US International Development Agency operations in South Africa. This particularly affected the Pepfar program, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS.

In 2023 alone, South Africa received about $ 460 million in Pepfar boxes, which covers approximately 18 percent of the total HIV/AIDS budget in the country. Funding for financing is an endeavor to combat one of the most severe HIV virus.

Commercial diplomacy has not escaped the repercussions, too. With a 30 percent proposal tariff rate, South Africa was among the most difficult Trump strikes “Tahrir Day” definitions On April 2, which was not affected by some African countries. Only five other countries faced a very slope commercial increase from South Africa.

Despite a 90 days stopped It was granted before the implementation of the customs tariff, the threat to the horizon of the rise in commercial fees – especially car exports – has created deep concern in Pretoria.

Is this consistent with the law and policy of refugees?

Yesterday’s arrival to dozens of Africans to the United States comes at a time when the Trump administration prevents all other refugee acceptance and tends to a letter about the “invasion” of migrants from poor countries.

Speaking from Washington, DC, Al -Jazeera correspondent Patti Kohan said that the Trump administration “made the priority of the entry of these people (South Africa) to the United States.”

Meanwhile, people face violence and persecution on a large scale in countries such as Haiti and Afghanistan A. Closed door.