The second group of Afrikaner refugees arrived in the United States on Friday, reportedly smaller than the initial group of 49 who arrived last month. In total, aroun
(The Post News)- A small group of white Afrikaners quietly arrived in the U.S. on Friday the 30th of May, as part of a resettlement initiative linked to President Donald Trump’s offer, which followed widely disputed claims of white genocide and persecution in South Africa.
The second group traveled on a commercial flight that departed Thursday and landed in Atlanta on Friday said Kleynhans.
According to Jaco Kleynhans, head of Public Relations for the trade union Solidarity, these white Afrikaners are part of a larger group of 8,000 Afrikaners expected to be resettled in the U.S. over the coming months.
It has been confirmed by the U.S embassy in South Africa that the Afrikaner are arriving in the United State on a commercial flight as part of an ongoing resettlement program. This initiative was an executive order by former President Donald Trump early this year. The intention of this program is to support the resettlement of Afrikaners and other ethnic minorities who claim to be facing challenges in South Afrika.
Solidarity stated that it has supported individuals in better understanding the application process and has directed them to the appropriate contacts at the U.S. Embassy. The organization has also worked with U.S. authorities to help outline the criteria for Afrikaner refugee status.
“Our primary focus is not refugee status for Afrikaners, but rather to find ways to ensure a free, safe, and prosperous future for Afrikaners in South Africa. We remain 100% convinced that South Africa can and must create a home for all its people,” said Kleynhans.
He indicated that at least 20% of Afrikaners have already left the country ‘because if they stayed, they would have been unemployed’.
Kallie Kriel, AfriForum’s CEO, said he did not know the Afrikaners who were leaving because they applied directly to the US embassy.
“Our view is not to condemn people (who are) leaving, but rather to condemn the circumstances in the country that have led to this, such as hateful chants, like ‘Kill the Boer’,” he said.
Kriel noted that the situation was made worse by the government’s inaction including that of the president and the judiciary who failed to denounce the chant.
While he recognized that all citizens face challenges, he emphasized that Afrikaners felt particularly threatened by the explicit incitement to violence in the ‘Kill the Boer’ chant.
“No community should be targeted through calls for violence. Also taking away the future of young people who now must go into the labor market but then are discriminated against based on their skin color.
“We want to address that, and that is why we are vocal, because we want to make sure that South Africa truly belongs to all who live in it,” Kriel said.
Chrispin Phiri, spokesperson for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, stated that the department is not aware of a second group of Afrikaners arriving in the United States.
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