President Trump alleged that a 'genocide' is occurring against South Africa's white farmers, announcing that Afrikaners fleeing the country would have a fast-track to US citizenship. This came after his executive order freezing aid to South Africa, due to new laws allowing land expropriation without compensation. The arrival of 49 Afrikaners marked a contentious point in US-South Africa relations, with critics arguing the resettlement scheme is politically motivated. The Expropriation Act highlighted ongoing racial disparities in land ownership post-apartheid, with the majority black government seeking reparation adjustments.
"It is a genocide that is taking place that you people don't want to write about," Trump told reporters at the White House before signing an executive order meant to reduce drug prices.
"They happen to be white, but whether they are white or black makes no difference to me," Trump added regarding the farmers in South Africa.
"It is most regrettable that it appears that the resettlement of South Africans to the United States under the guise of being 'refugees' is entirely politically motivated..." - Chrispin Phiri, foreign ministry spokesperson.
The Expropriation Act of 2024 was enacted following a 2017 study that found white South Africans controlled about 75% of individually-owned farms more than two decades after the end of apartheid.
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