Racism directed at Sub-Saharan Africans has been a longtime issue in North Africa. Tunisia has come under pressure from the statements by President Kais Saied stated that the presence of migrants was designed to change the demographics of Tunisia. The xenophobic statements are an example of scapegoating a group for a country's problems. Tunisia has failed to provide economic stability and efficient government to the average Tunisian. The Arab Spring did not bring freedom, but authoritarianism in another form. Migrants are set to be removed from Tunisia. President Saied is using fear and hate to increase dictatorial power. He was quoted as saying " the undeclared waves of illegal immigration is to consider Tunisia a purely African country that has no affiliation with Arab or Islamic nations." Tunisia is an African country that has Arabs, Muslims, Afro-Arabs, and Amazigh. There are small populations of Jews and Christians. The country is more diverse than Kais Saied presents it. The estimated number of migrants is 21,000. Considering the population is 12 million, migrants do not pose the demographic threat espoused by President Kais Saied. Human rights groups in Tunisia continue to oppose the government and its policies. The sudden shift comes as the population grows more frustrated with corrupt leadership. Migrants are a distraction from the government's failures and mismanagement.
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