Elon Musk has fuelled racial tensions as soon as once more along with his feedback that white South African migrants can be welcomed within the US. This comes a day after US President Donald Trump accused SA of “confiscating land” and treating “sure lessons of individuals very badly.”

Elon – who left his hometown of Pretoria at simply 17 years outdated  – has beforehand known as out SA for “pushing for the genocide of white folks.” This week, he additionally accused SA President Cyril Ramaphosa of selling “brazenly racist legal guidelines.”

In keeping with his dad and mom, Errol and Maye Musk, Elon immigrated to keep away from an Apartheid conscription requiring white males to serve a compulsory two-year service within the navy. He now serves as the top of the White Home’s Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE).

ELON MUSK WOULD WELCOME WHITE SOUTH AFRICAN MIGRANTS

In considered one of his newest controversial tweets, X founder Elon Musk sided with a tweep who sympathised with white South Africans.

X person @jonatanpallesen tweeted: “White South Africans are being persecuted for his or her race of their dwelling nation. Additionally, white South Africans are one of many few inhabitants teams which might be fiscally optimistic when immigrating to Europe.”

The tweep added: “We should always enable extra immigration of white South Africans.”

The tweet caught the eye of Elon Musk, who responded, “Sure”. 

Though Elon was born in SA, he grew to become a naturalised US citizen in 1992.

The 53-year-old additionally reposted a tweet that claimed the current Expropriation Invoice is “stripping white farmers of their land.” The tweep additionally bemoaned the “warning of anti-white insurance policies.”

AMERICANS ARE NOT IMPRESSED

Elon Musk’s tweet comes amid a backlash from US President Donald Trump’s vow to crack down on unlawful – and authorized – migrants.

This has resulted within the mass deportation of migrants who known as the US their dwelling.

Elon’s tweet was posted on a US weblog the place many People known as out the South African-born businessman.

@dantaesmom: “So the issue isn’t immigrants, it’s brown immigrants!”

@dockadee: “So white South Africans can come over, however Mexicans can’t?”

@entertainmenteaucnt: “I’m sick of him! And immigrants operating the federal government”.

WHERE DO SOUTH AFRICANS EMMIGRATE TO?

In keeping with BusinessTech, many South Africans emmigrate for work and research functions, and have settled around the globe.

As per statistics, these international locations have the very best inhabitants of SA expats.

• UK
• Australia
• US
• New Zealand
• Canada
• Netherlands

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