At UN, Ghana's leader warns against normalizing anti-migrant 'hatred'
John Mahama condemned xenophobia at the UN, highlighting climate change's role in migration and citing US data showing immigrants commit fewer violent crimes than natives.
- Ghana's president John Mahama spoke out against normalizing "hatred" toward migrants at the UN General Assembly.
- Mahama said African immigrants who have been successful in Western nations are "not invaders" and "not criminals."
- US President Donald Trump, speaking from the same UN rostrum, demanded closed borders and blamed migrants for crime, contrasting with statistics showing immigrants commit fewer violent crimes than native-born Americans.
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At UN, Ghana's leader warns against normalizing anti-migrant 'hatred'
Ghana's president spoke out Thursday against normalizing "hatred" toward migrants, days after his US counterpart Donald Trump gave a scathing speech to the United Nations demanding closed borders.
At UN, Ghana's Leader Warns Against Normalizing Anti-migrant 'Hatred'
Addressing the UN General Assembly, Ghanaian leader John Mahama said it was time to "dispense with the euphemisms and dog whistles and speak frankly" about Western leaders' push against migration.
At UN, Ghana's leader warns against normalising anti-migrant 'hatred'
At UN, Ghana's leader warns against normalising anti-migrant 'hatred' Sandile Zikhali Thu, 09/25/2025 - 21:25 Ghana's president spoke out on Thursday against normalising "hatred" toward migrants, days after his US counterpart Donald Trump gave a scathing speech to the United Nations demanding closed borders.Addressing the UN General Assembly, Ghanaian leader John Mahama said it was time to "dispense with the euphemisms and dog whistles and…
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