During an awkward meeting with the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, in the Oval Office in May, Trump claimed that more than 1,000 white farmers had been targets for violence.
Those claims came despite the South African President, fact-checkers and white South Africans themselves flat-out denying it.
“I’m waiting for them [South Africa] to offer refugee status” to Americans, jokes Carole Feeny, from Cincinnati, Ohio, in the Midwest, about her desire to leave Trump’s America for the African country.
Donald Trump holds up a printed article in the White House in May, when he accused South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa of state-sanctioned violence against white farmers (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)She is one of many Americans who are looking to leave the US, in part due to the current administration, as well as the high cost of living, and who see its position against South Africa as fear-mongering.
“There’s no longer much freedom of speech [in the US], it’s not good here. They’re snatching people off the streets,” she says, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations across the country.
For Ms Feeny, the cheaper cost of living in South Africa is also a major draw
“There’s a real culture of fear. Right now, they’re seeing what they can get away with on non-citizens,” said one academic at an elite US university who wishes to remain anonymous and has previously spent time in South Africa.
But it is not only the push factor of Trump’s policies that are encouraging the researcher away from the US. The pull of South Africa is also driving her decision. “I’m much more at home in Joburg [Johannesburg]. I feel happier when I am there,” she added.
Although other destinations, such as Canada, remain more popular, enquiries from Americans looking to move to South Africa have doubled since Trump returned to office, compared to the previous six months, Corbin says.
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The lower cost of living, the lack of investment requirements for those with sufficient net worth to secure a visa, and the relative ease of attaining permanent residence all contribute to making South Africa an increasingly popular destination for Americans looking to relocate, says Corbin.
Yet for many Americans looking to make the move, it is not a straightforward decision. Marina Mecham, who has just joined the University of Johannesburg from Indiana University, feels conflicted about leaving the US during this crackdown by Trump.
“I’m happy to be here [in South Africa] but it feels like I’m running away from a fight I should be a part of… It’s a trend when authoritarian regimes rise and academics flee the country, so who’s left to fight?”
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