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The reality is most negative things we hear about immigrants are not true

Source: , 22/03/2019

Political analyst at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Professor
Steven Friedman wrote a provocative piece on the Business Day on
Wednesday.
Speaking to Bongani Bingwa, Friedman cites that hostility towards
immigrants is harmful to the economy and that Mboweni is the only
public figure who seems willing to say this.
If you speak to people about South Africa, many say it is depressing
- we have immigration, a lack of skills. And the logical answer to
that is that if people with skills want to come to the country, let
them come to the country.
â€` Professor Steven Friedman, Political analyst - UJ
Sadly we don`t do that, he says.
We are entering election season and political parties are competing
with each other to show who is tough on immigrants, and when you call
them out, they say, no it is the people that want that.
â€` Professor Steven Friedman, Political analyst - UJ
My view is that if the only message that the public hears from the
politicians is that immigrants are bad, you can`t blame the public
for assuming that when things go bad, it is the fault of the
immigrants.
â€` Professor Steven Friedman, Political analyst - UJ
He adds that it is the responsibility of public figures to portray an
accurate picture of immigrants in South Africa.
The reality is most negative things we hear about immigrants are not
true.
â€` Professor Steven Friedman, Political analyst - UJ

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