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The Nigerian American Foundation, NAF, has stated that Nigerians are worried about their fate pending the beginning of a Donald Trump presidency.
Nigerians living in the US may face a more difficult future with Trump’s emergence as president, NAF president, Dr. Yinka Teller said.
“Nigerians in the United States have always had very limited economic opportunities due to in-built racism within the society. That is why most Nigerians, regardless of qualifications or background, can be found mostly working as cab drivers, nurses, teachers, medical doctors and pharmacists, which are areas where there is a shortage of manpower.
“The rule of the thumb is that we have to work twice as hard as our peers to be successful. This is not going to change with Mr. Trump as President except the forces of racism have been emboldened. Nigerian legal immigrants will likely find it even tougher to integrate into the society while fewer people will be able to overstay their visas with impunity,” the NAF president pointed out.
He, however, said he did not think there would be a mass exodus of Nigerians from the US.
Nigerians living in the US may face a more difficult future with Trump’s emergence as president, NAF president, Dr. Yinka Teller said.
“Nigerians in the United States have always had very limited economic opportunities due to in-built racism within the society. That is why most Nigerians, regardless of qualifications or background, can be found mostly working as cab drivers, nurses, teachers, medical doctors and pharmacists, which are areas where there is a shortage of manpower.
“The rule of the thumb is that we have to work twice as hard as our peers to be successful. This is not going to change with Mr. Trump as President except the forces of racism have been emboldened. Nigerian legal immigrants will likely find it even tougher to integrate into the society while fewer people will be able to overstay their visas with impunity,” the NAF president pointed out.
He, however, said he did not think there would be a mass exodus of Nigerians from the US.
