Cross-posting the following report by Democracy NOW! (source) and an action you can take by CWS (take action now!):
The Trump administration is advancing plans to resettle an additional 10,000 white South Africans in the United States as refugees. Under President Trump’s proposal, which was submitted to Congress on Monday, the U.S. would lift its record-low refugee admissions figure from 7,500 to 17,500, with the additional openings reserved for Afrikaners. This comes as the administration continues to block the entry of refugees from other countries. The U.S. has resettled just over 6,000 refugees between October and April — all except three were from South Africa. Trump has said Afrikaners face racial persecution and genocide in South Africa, claims that have been rejected by the U.N. Human Rights Office, among others. Last year, he cut off aid to the country and boycotted the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
“Whiteness is being recast as endangered,” says Lebohang Pheko, a professor of practice at the University of Johannesburg. “There is a move towards the alt-right, the MAGA discourse, which is about replacement theory, and which is absolutely about displacing the idea that anything other than whiteness is normative.” Pheko also suggests that Trump’s actions toward South Africa are retribution for the genocide case it brought against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
“We are processing resettlement cases for white Afrikaners at a record pace,” adds Sharif Aly, president of the International Refugee Assistance Project, which is currently litigating a class-action lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s dismantling of the United States refugee program. “This program has never been a fast program, and it’s being expedited for just this one population.” While Afrikaners are being quickly resettled, “thousands of other people who have went through years of vetting, who have went through years of persecution and violence,” are being blocked from entering the U.S., says Aly.
MORE ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE
Oppose the Nomination of Michelle Park Steel as US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea TODAY
This nomination will not match the desire of most Americans for dialogue with North Korea and an end to the Korean War. Please take action today, as the confirmation hearing is happening on Wednesday.
Attention US Friends: Action on the Military Budget
This June marks 76 years of unended war in Korea. Right now, Congress is having military budget discussions in Washington D.C. Women Cross DMZ and Korea Peace Now are asking the US government to build into any funding agreement a plan to end the Korean War. Will you join us?
For Sudanese People’s Sake, STOP Sending Weapons to the UAE!
We’re officially in the fourth year of war in Sudan, and innocent Sudanese people are paying the price. Take 3 actions for peace: sign the petition, write your reps, and call their offices to demand the US STOP sending weapons to the biggest backer of the violence in Sudan.
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