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Factors And Risks Of Xenophobia In South Africa

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1. Xenophobic Attacks
It is generally described as a deep dislike of non nationals by nationals of a recipient state. It can also be related to Racism as racism goes together. They both operate on the same basis of assumptions and beliefs and result in the same level of hatred, although Racism is based on the race and Xenophobia is based on Nationality (Valerie-Claire Duffield, 2010)
According to Xenophobia and Violence in South Africa (2008) the reasons for the attacks differ and they include:
• blaming the contestation for scarce resources
• others attribute it to the country’s violent past
• inadequate service delivery and the influence of micro politics in townships
• involvement and complicity of local authority members in contractor …show more content…

Additional cost of minimising illegal immigration
The Amount of money, man power and time that Government spends on trying to keep illegal immigrants out of South Africa is huge, which can be used otherwise for the development and progress of South Africa such as infrastructure, sanitation, and housing.

Mitigation Plan
All the people entering South Africa must be give some sort of permit or number which can later help to track them down if it has expired and can be renewed or otherwise is an easier way to find those illegal immigrants.

9. Human Rights
Everyone has some basic rights be it South African citizens, Refugees, legal or illegal immigrants and as South Africa try and stop illegal immigrants to enter, by doing so they might violate the Human Rights and also their relations with African Union, which in turn might also affect South African Trade relations with other African Countries.

Mitigation Plan
People must be allowed to enter South Africa if they are coming from the countries at war or natural calamity but other than that South African must release a set of skills needed or required in the country so not everyone can just come which in turn will also control the no of illegal immigrants.

10. Global

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