Andrew Veitch left South Africa after being held up at gunpoint in his car. However, he says he feels there are greater threats in the US, citing mass shootings in public places and violence by immigration officers.
“People are being shot in broad daylight. American citizens are being shot and killed,” said the 53-year-old, who moved to California in 2003. “I don’t want to live in a place like this.”
President Donald Trump’s officials have said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were justified in firing the shots that killed two US citizens in January, though video evidence has contradicted their accounts.
Veitch plans to return to South Africa this year, one of thousands…
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