Xenophobia against other Africans in South Africa exposes the competition for scarce resources and opportunities MIGRANT labor,both foreign and local,has played and continues to play an important role in the economic development and industrialization of nations such as the United States,Germany,the United Kingdom and more recently.China.As the economic hegemon of the region. Xenophobia against other Africans in South Africa exposes the competition for scarce resources and opportunities MIGRANT labor, both foreign and local, has played and continues to play an important role in the economic development and industrialization of nations such as the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and more recently. China. As the economic hegemon of the region.