# DA leader John Steenhuisen has criticised Afrikaners who emigrated to the US under a refugee programme, calling it a bad choice. Steenhuisen says the US to confer refugee status to 49 Afrikaner South Africans is misinformed, as they do not fit the definition of refugees. He also questioned their legitimacy as farmers while emphasising the importance of retaining all farmers to support the agricultural sector:
Steenhuisen criticises Afrikaner emigration to US [SOUND]
ENG-SteenhuisenOnRefugees