Almost 70,000 white South Africans interested in Trump’s US asylum plan

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Nearly 70,000 people have expressed interest in relocating to the U.S. as refugees under President Donald Trump's controversial plan to offer refuge to a white South African minority group.

The U.S. Embassy in South Africa confirmed receiving the list of names from the South African Chamber of Commerce in the U.S., which acted as a point of contact for inquiries about the program.