Afghan refugees should be treated as well as South African ones

Afghan refugees should be treated as well as South African ones
Newly arrived South Africans in a hangar near Washington Dulles International Airport. (Image: AFP)
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By Patricia LopezAs one of the first acts of his second term, President Donald Trump suspended the US refugee programme, not to be restarted “until such time as the further entry into the United States of refugees aligns with the interests of the United States”. Almost four months later, it is now clear which refugees align with those interests, and which do not: Prosperous, white South African farmers are allowed in, while Afghans fleeing the Taliban are not.After taking a government-chartered flight to Washington, some 60 Sou...

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