Afrikaner ‘refugee’ shares car wash job experience: ‘Be prepared to work!’
An Afrikaner ‘refugee’ employed at a car wash in the US has offered job advice to others planning to resettle there.
Afrikaner “refugee” Errol Langton has urged South Africans planning to resettle in the US to take low-paying jobs and manage their expectations about life abroad.
Langton, an IT business owner and part-time leafy green farmer, left Johannesburg and moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where he now works at a local car wash.
He was one of the first white South Africans to apply for the “refugee” resettlement programme.
In February, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order, granting “refuge” to Afrikaners or “minorities”, over his claims of “racial discrimination” and “persecution” in South Africa.
AFRIKANER ‘REFUGEE’ WORKS AT CAR WASH – SHARES JOB ADVICE
In an interview with US intelligence expert Chris Wyatt, Errol Langton revealed that he had taken a job at a local car wash in Birmingham.
Langton, who previously ran an IT business in South Africa, advised fellow “refugee” applicants to come ready to work and take on whatever jobs are available.
He said, “Take what you can get now and work on what you want later. Don’t get here and want the $50-an-hour job; take the $15-an-hour job so that you can get on your feet.
“Take the low-paying job to start with and then build to what you want. I promise you, in a year’s time, you will be there.”
Errol Langton stated that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had given resettled “refugees” a “starter loan” and aid to get on their feet.
Several of his family members had already secured jobs just days into their stay, he claimed.
He continued: “If you play the victim card, you will not fit in. You will not be a part of society.
“It’s not discrediting what has happened to you. If you get that out of your system and show that you’ve taken the opportunity that you’ve been given, and you go work hard on it, you can open any door. The opportunities are endless.”
He also warned South African “refugees” not to expect the same lifestyle in the US either.
He said, “There is nobody to clean up after you. If you make a mess, you clean it up.
“I don’t care if you’re 18 or 80, if you’ve got to do something, you do it. You can pay someone else to do it, but that is going to cost you”.
WHAT JOBS DO SOUTH AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS HAVE?
Various immigration and recruitment agencies report that South African migrants are increasingly heading to countries like Canada, Australia, the UK, the US, and New Zealand.
These developed nations attract migrants with their high living standards, strong economies, active job markets, and established South African expat communities.
For immigrants and refugees alike, there is strong demand for skilled workers in fields such as engineering, construction, IT, healthcare, finance, and education.