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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(123,558 posts)
Mon May 12, 2025, 04:49 PM May 12

First group of white South Africans lands in US under Trump refugee plan

Source: BBC

A US-funded flight carrying the first group of 49 white South Africans has landed in Washington where the Trump administration is to grant them refugee status.

President Donald Trump has said the refugee applications for the country's Afrikaner minority had been expedited as they were victims of "racial discrimination".

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Asked directly on Monday why Afrikaners' refugee applications had been expedited compared with other groups, Trump said a "genocide" was taking place and that "white farmers" specifically were being targeted.

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The claims of a genocide of white people have been widely discredited.



Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-white-south-africans-flying-105235659.html

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2naSalit

(96,922 posts)
2. I know that...
Mon May 12, 2025, 04:53 PM
May 12

Should I encounter any of them, I will make an effort to let them know they are here on MY DIME and that they should remember that every day. And whatever else I can do to help them feel unwelcome.

FSogol

(47,353 posts)
3. and if they get a speeding ticket or have an overdue library book, it is off to El Salvador!
Mon May 12, 2025, 04:57 PM
May 12

Norrrm

(1,659 posts)
7. "US-funded flight" ---- Well, that's certainly not subtle for favoritism, eh?
Mon May 12, 2025, 07:27 PM
May 12

D'ya suppose the last US-funded flight with Afghans from Kabul was one per seat?

Marcuse

(8,429 posts)
8. They will be on the fast path to citizenship and the vote - by an Act of Congress or by Executive Order.
Mon May 12, 2025, 07:35 PM
May 12

electric_blue68

(21,493 posts)
9. "genocide" Pfffftttttttt...BS! 🙄🙄🙄
Mon May 12, 2025, 10:03 PM
May 12

You are NOT Welcome here!!!

And we have enough racists here of our own! 😑

LudwigPastorius

(12,512 posts)
11. So, that's flying brown refugees out of the country, and white refugees into the country...
Mon May 12, 2025, 10:29 PM
May 12

Trump's just trying to bring people together!

cadoman

(1,281 posts)
12. these people look well fed
Mon May 12, 2025, 11:39 PM
May 12

Don't know why we are bringing them in. And yeah they are very WHITE. It's obvious what dumpf is thinking.

Snoopy 7

(657 posts)
13. this reminds me
Tue May 13, 2025, 05:46 AM
May 13

This reminds me of those poor suffering white racist in Africa who are being suppressed. Just like Melania who came over here on an Einstein Visa, yea right...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43256318

atreides1

(16,650 posts)
14. Wonderful
Tue May 13, 2025, 07:48 AM
May 13

Now the US is importing white supremacists...as if we didn't already have more than our share!!!

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