South Africa: The 'illegal Migrant' Red Herring

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According to Solly Msimanga, City of Tshwane mayor and Gauteng Province's premier candidate for South Africa's 2019 elections, 'The ANC [ruling African National Congress] has failed to secure our borders ... to a point where it actively contributes to illegal immigration.' He was speaking at the launch of the Democratic Alliance (DA) immigration policy.

The DA argues that a policy is desperately needed because numerous problems in South Africa are associated with 'illegal immigration', the country's 'porous borders' and an ineffective Department of Home Affairs. The main opposition party says undocumented immigrants are not only an added burden to the state, but are responsible for increased crime, unemployment and service disruptions.

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