READ: What’s behind SA’s latest wave of xenophobia?

“There has been a race to the bottom among all of the parties, where everyone is trying to show that they are strong, or stronger, on immigration. It is a convenient way to offer a false solution to South Africa’s very real problems without having to take responsibility.” – Prof. Loren Landau, African Centre for Migration & Society

As South Africa prepares for municipal elections, political parties are increasingly framing migrants as the cause of unemployment, crime, and service delivery failures, despite evidence showing otherwise. Statistics reveal that the proportion of immigrants in South Africa is actually dwindling, and prison data does not support the myth that migrants are responsible for crime.

Read the article in the Daily Maverick.

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