Comments on: UPDATED (4/23/016): Giving Voice (& A Little Advice) To Voiceless South Africans https://barelyablog.com/giving-voice-a-little-advice-to-voiceless-south-africans/ by ilana mercer Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: D https://barelyablog.com/giving-voice-a-little-advice-to-voiceless-south-africans/comment-page-1/#comment-24546 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 09:37:18 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=110276#comment-24546 I just found out that I qualify for skilled immigration to New Zealand (originally I was told I do not). It means I automatically qualify for permanent resident status as well. All that I have to do now is get a job offer and we will be off – thank God!

I want to thank you for your support.

Please keep on telling the world what is going on here, you are truly a light shining in the darkness.

I feel as if a great weight has been lifted from my shoulders. When I look into my daughters eyes I now know for the first time that she has a future!

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By: D https://barelyablog.com/giving-voice-a-little-advice-to-voiceless-south-africans/comment-page-1/#comment-24541 Sun, 21 Feb 2016 15:10:26 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=110276#comment-24541 Dear Ilana

Thank you for giving us a voice… the world needs more people like you.

What I did not mention in my email to you was that my wife’s cousin was brutally murdered in Durban two weeks ago. He leaves behind his wife and two young girls. It made me think about what would become of my daughter if this happened to me. I have to travel to very dangerous areas to repair machines. Many bad things have happened to us and people we know, but this was the final straw for me.

It seems that all the doors are shut in English speaking countries. I really don’t want to go to a non-English speaking country because I feel that we would be socially isolated, although this might be our only option.

I was given the advice to get an offer of employment in the US and then once we are working and living there for a few years to then apply for permanent residence. Please forgive my ignorance, but is this a viable option?

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