With attitudes along the lines of "They corrupt our sisters and do drugs", "They take our jobs, our girls, and they're selling drugs", and "They are very corrupt and they increase our crime levels by selling drugs", it's clear that addressing xenophobia will not be easy.
Research done recently across the country to gauge the extent of xenophobia shows that that immigrants from African countries are not welcome by South African 'main market' consumers. The main reason why South Africans feel this way is because they attribute crime and unemployment in South Africa to foreign immigrants from other African countries.
There is a strong believe, suggesting that most of the foreign immigrants comes from Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The least-welcome immigrants are Nigerians, according to the research.
Research done recently across the country to gauge the extent of xenophobia shows that that immigrants from African countries are not welcome by South African 'main market' consumers. The main reason why South Africans feel this way is because they attribute crime and unemployment in South Africa to foreign immigrants from other African countries.
There is a strong believe, suggesting that most of the foreign immigrants comes from Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The least-welcome immigrants are Nigerians, according to the research.
"The Zimbabweans and Mozambicans are being targeted, because they are competing for limited jobs and services. There's this idea that they are keeping these from South Africans, but this is very difficult to prove."
Many immigrants have obtained South African ID books illegally and been given RDP houses ahead of locals, compounding this problem.
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