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US grants asylum to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans, reports say

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by jhenderson251, May 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM.

  1. May 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM #1
    jhenderson251

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    Does anyone else find it interesting that Donald Trump, frequently such an outspoken critic of the asylum process for immigrants, is rolling out the red carpet for these Afrikaners?

    I wonder what's different about them that has him so invested in their struggles that he personally ordered the approval and fast-tracking of these individuals' refugee status?

    US grants asylum to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans, reports say

    I'm sure our resident conservatives will be outraged to know that their tax dollars are going to be used to house, clothe and feed these asylum seekers, yes?
     
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  2. May 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM #2
    citygator

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    Clayton Bigsby approved.
     
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  3. May 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM #3
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    no evidence they are bulls fans or wife beaters
     
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  4. May 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM #4
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    THOSE PEOPLE WENT THOUGH THE LEGAL IMMIGRATION SYSTEM... Not the same as ILLEGAL criminal invaders from prisons that broke into our county...

    You Dems love to purposefully conflate the two very different matters.
     
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  5. May 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM #5
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    Thank you for this thread. I absolutely cannot wait for the pretzel logic on this
     
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  6. May 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM #6
    mdgator05

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    You really didn't read the article, did you?

    The 100,000 people were approved for resettlement, making them legal immigrants.
     
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  7. May 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM #7
    wgbgator

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    "Bring me your racist, your aggrieved, your entitled, your anti-social ..."
     
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  8. May 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM #8
    jhenderson251

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    Evidently, they’re either pretending this isn’t actually happening, or they’re too busy taking advantage of the sweet new trade deals on a new Jag or Mini Cooper.