Washington12,901 of 12,904 US refugee admissions went to South Africans.
Marco Rubio’s 15 September visa restrictions could reach South African officials and their family members.
Farm killings are one part of a national crime crisis in a country with one of the world’s highest murder rates.
“Very clearly, it’s to project white victimhood as a dog whistle,” said Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s former ambassador.
The State Department has not said which officials or relatives the restrictions will cover.
How each outlet framed it
- New Lines Magazine leans critical
- connects visa restrictions to far-right narrative about organized violence against white farmers
Sources: New Lines Magazine