Trump opens door to S African whites amid refugee cuts - RTHK

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Trump officials had previously discussed annual refugee admissions ranging from 40,000 to 60,000.
40% : After returning to office in January 2025, he froze refugee admissions, saying they could only resume if it was determined to be in the interest of the United States.
33% : Trump, a Republican, slashed refugee levels during his 2017-2021 presidency as part of a broad crackdown on both legal and illegal immigration.
30% : John Slocum, executive director of Refugee Council USA, urged other elected officials to push Trump to bring in more refugees, saying in a statement that such a low limit would be "jeopardizing people's lives, separating families, and undermining our national security and economic growth".
29% : Weeks later, Trump issued an executive order prioritizing refugee entries from South Africa's Dutch-descended Afrikaner minority, saying the white minority group suffered racial discrimination and violence in majority-Black South Africa.

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