Afrikaners are in the news due to U.S. refugee policy debates: white South Africans as a prioritized group amid cap cuts. Descendants of Dutch settlers (Cape 1652).
The Biden administration is discussing plans to raise the refugee admissions cap by 10,000, focusing on Afrikaners facing race-based persecution in South Africa. This follows a shift in US refugee policy under Trump, which has prioritized white South Africans, amid claims of persecution and ongoing political debates.