Note kikes have opinion on this as well.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/090902/world/safrica_canada_refugee_racism

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - South Africa's ruling party on Wednesday accused a Canadian immigration panel of racism, after a white man was granted refugee status due to his fears of persecution by blacks.

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Brandon Huntley, 31, told The Star newspaper on Wednesday that he had won asylum because he fears that he could face violent persecution for being white, a claim the ruling African National Congress (ANC) dismissed as "sensational".

"We find the claim by Huntley to have been attacked seven times by Africans due his skin colour... sensational and alarming," the ANC said in a statement.

"Canada's reasoning for granting Huntley a refugee status can only serve to perpetuate racism," it added.

Huntley claims he was attacked seven times, including three stabbings, by blacks who called him a "white dog" and a "settler" during attempted robberies and muggings.

But he said he never reported the crimes to police, nor had he approached the government about the attacks.

"I refuse to talk to the government," he told the paper.

He refused to discuss the details of his case, saying he feared his family still living in South Africa could face reprisals, but claimed he had highlighted the problems of modern South Africa.

"I've opened people's eyes," Huntley told The Star.

Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board said privacy laws prevented them from commenting on the case.

"We cannot comment on refugee claims. This type of claim is heard in private," spokesman Stephane Malepart told AFP.

South Africa's main Jewish group also raised concerns about the decision, pointing out that all South Africans suffer from the nation's alarming crime rate, with an average of 50 murders a day.

"If anything black South Africans are more vulnerable to crime due to the sad historical reality of higher poverty levels in their communities," said Zev Krengel, head of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies.