GNU’s Failure to Tackle Illegal Immigration Is the Real Crisis
Press Statement by Herman Mashaba
ActionSA President
As South Africans prepare to take to the streets tomorrow, ActionSA calls on every marcher to demonstrate, through peaceful and lawful conduct, that the legitimate concerns about the sovereignty of South Africa deserve to be heard.
While government has made R600 million available to police public demonstrations tomorrow, ActionSA believes that equal urgency should be applied to strengthening immigration enforcement and ensuring the effective implementation of existing laws, rather than only finding the resources to police citizens who, when they demand action to enforce our laws, are told that resource constraints prevent meaningful enforcement.
Importantly, since entering Parliament in 2024, ActionSA has worked to address this crisis by submitting constitutional amendments to put South Africans first, and by consistently pushing during every budget cycle for increased funding for the Border Management Authority and immigration enforcement, so that our borders are better secured and our laws properly enforced.
Across municipalities where we are represented, ActionSA has also moved motions to ensure that local government plays its part in tackling illegal immigration. In the City of Tshwane, we have led the most decisive enforcement operations of any municipality in the country to clamp down on illegal immigration and strengthen by-law enforcement.
South Africa is home to peace-loving people who are widely known for their hospitality and warmth towards our visitors, and this is something ActionSA takes pride in, but we are no longer willing to tolerate those who abuse our laws and generosity.
The GNU government must now get off its hands and do its job to uphold the sovereignty, security and rule of law in our country.
GNU’s Failure to Tackle Illegal Immigration Is the Real Crisis
As South Africans prepare to take to the streets tomorrow, ActionSA calls on every marcher to demonstrate, through peaceful and lawful conduct, that the legitimate concerns about the sovereignty of South Africa deserve to be heard.
While government has made R600 million available to police public demonstrations tomorrow, ActionSA believes that equal urgency should be applied to strengthening immigration enforcement and ensuring the effective implementation of existing laws, rather than only finding the resources to police citizens who, when they demand action to enforce our laws, are told that resource constraints prevent meaningful enforcement.
Importantly, since entering Parliament in 2024, ActionSA has worked to address this crisis by submitting constitutional amendments to put South Africans first, and by consistently pushing during every budget cycle for increased funding for the Border Management Authority and immigration enforcement, so that our borders are better secured and our laws properly enforced.
Across municipalities where we are represented, ActionSA has also moved motions to ensure that local government plays its part in tackling illegal immigration. In the City of Tshwane, we have led the most decisive enforcement operations of any municipality in the country to clamp down on illegal immigration and strengthen by-law enforcement.
South Africa is home to peace-loving people who are widely known for their hospitality and warmth towards our visitors, and this is something ActionSA takes pride in, but we are no longer willing to tolerate those who abuse our laws and generosity.
The GNU government must now get off its hands and do its job to uphold the sovereignty, security and rule of law in our country.