Dear Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services,

“Every adult citizen has the right to stand for public office and, if elected, to hold office.”

The issue here is Citizenship. South Africa has lenient Citizenship methods that compromises legal principle of Jus Sanguinis “Blood right” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_sanguinis) and equalised it to Jus Soil “right to soil” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli), what this does is dilute South Africans hope and dreams by giving any foreigner the right to government or to govern even if they don’t have historical relationships with native blacks in blood or descendants of those whom justice is pending. Above all this an allow and has allowed hostile groups to gain citizenships.

To implement this regulation revoke the principle of Jus soli law ( "right of soil") as a path to South Africa citizenship or make the period even longer (or only application to their descendants to hold office) and focus on the principle of jus sanguinis ("right of blood"). Then what’s the point of fighting for land, or BBBEE, SA youth development or any long term goals … So why does birthright citizenship literally divide the world? Its because of colonialism, said John Skrentny, a sociologist at the University of California, San Diego. As European countries colonized the South Americans, Africans etc, Skrentny said, many created lenient naturalization laws in order to grow and overpower native populations, and get more slaves workers. "Getting people to move in was a good way to establish authority," he said. (https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2015/aug/23/se-cupp/se-cupp-only-about-30-other-countries-offer-birthr/)

The American form of birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed in the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, is “clearly rooted in Roman and English legal principles, many of which were fuelled by expansionist territorial ambitions coupled with mercantile economies,” Which is also the reason why its mainly practiced in only 30 countries world wide and predominantly in heavy migrant countries North America and South America and former colonisers. “Records from the 39th U.S. Congress in 1866 clearly show that the birthright citizenship debate centered on the labor utility of foreigners and their children in spurring economic development. Subsequently, Congress enacted this right in the 14th Amendment, which was adopted in 1868. It was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1898, and nothing of legal significance has changed since then.”… from A south African point of view there is no case to increase labour, yet the government does not want to limit immigration flows that can hold public office or at least strongly deter it by imposing current laws.

Immigration to gain citizenship (and therefore control the colony) was encouraged by colonizers even in legislation, those protecting and promoting it was – The British crown, companies, land owners, salver owners etc since it would promote the value of land holdings, protective barriers against other colonizers and also promote settlement and authority. Even though citizenship was not about race it at that time, just after apartheid this rules were enshrined in the constitutions of South Africa still allowed foreigners to gain authority over the region and continues today, and promoted pseudo human rights organisations (https://www.jstor.org/stable/4244764?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents)

South Africa Citizenship laws don’t even protect the country from terrorist looking to grow their population with South Africa (birth rate, love Jihadd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Jihad etc) and gain authority and public Office. And this new law will promote it.

Another concern is south African close relations with Nigeria a very hostile Muslim country towards South Africa, its citizens & businesses, an unnecessary relationship with dangerous casualties…. A huge Nigeria Population in South Africa also poses as terrorist threat and public office authority via this law will gain momentum (with 70% believe in Shirria Law https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/08/09/muslims-and-islam-key-findings-in-the-u-s-and-around-the-world/) when their own president is releasing terrorist back into the public, because they repented according to a unknown standard (https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeria/accepting-ex-boko-haram-fighters)( https://www.independent.ng/releasing-repentant-boko-haram-members-a-great-disservice-to-troops-in-the-battlefield-onuesoke/), and south Africa has not surety they will end up in South Africa as they don’t even have and ID system. With clear motives from this President as they are no moderates in islamm (https://www.prageru.com/video/where-are-the-moderate-muslims/ ) (https://www.prageru.com/video/radical-islam-the-most-dangerous-ideology/ ) (https://www.prageru.com/video/is-islam-a-religion-of-peace/ ), Nigeria has over 20 terrorist related incidences per month (https://www.cfr.org/nigeria/nigeria-security-tracker/p29483) a very unstable region to continue any economic relations with or further biliteral relationships, even when South Africa poured billions into that economy creating jobs and economical development for decades now, that has been undermined and over looked for a reason.

This law will allow Neutralised Nigerians to gain more power in South Africa. And other hostile nations or individuals because of lenient citizenship laws in South Africa.

USA security banned travel from Nigerian is justified (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-improving-enhanced-vetting-capabilities-processes-detecting-attempted-entry/) As Nigeria does not comply with the established identity-management and information-sharing criteria assessed by the performance metrics. Nigeria does not adequately share public-safety and terrorism-related information, which is necessary for the protection of the national security and public safety of South Africa. Nigeria and other African pan Islamist (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-Islamism) also presents a substantial risk, relative to other countries in the world, of terrorist travel to the United States, SADC Counties and the world. Yet South Africa should also have this requirement with the Assistance of Russia and US.

Without solving the citizenship issues and Home Affairs getting its act right, this law will be difficult to regulate. Above all national security should be a concern.