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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChickens coming home to roost: " Afrikaner 'refugee' family 'stranded' in US"
An Afrikaner refugee family has reportedly been left stranded in the US, and is appealing for help on Facebook.
The startling revelation was made by a South African expat on TikTok.
Two groups of white South Africans have taken up refugee status in the US in recent weeks, as part of a programme open to persecuted people.
AFRIKANER REFUGEES LEFT STRANDED?
On her TikTok account, South African expat @catmpt revealed that she had come across an Afrikaner refugee family in dire need of help.
The family of four was reportedly stranded at a hotel in Montana without food, money, or a cellphone. Instead, they had reached out to a Facebook group for help.
The woman said of the refugees: They were understanding that they would be arriving here for complete assistance. People thought they would be arriving at a house, a job, medical insurance, and other things. It isnt that way at all.
She added: Because of the political situation, they are really struggling to get jobs.
The woman revealed that she had left South Africa more than a decade ago, but had gone through a lengthy process. She also criticised Afrikaner refugees for having unrealistic expectations.
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/afrikaner-refugee-programme-us-house-jobs-stranded-facebook-latest/

Hassin Bin Sober
(27,159 posts)Are there no farm jobs opening up this week?
BonnieJW
(2,977 posts)Too bad the monsters didn't mention that, and that after they smiled for the cameras, they were on their own.
They should take comfort in the fact that because they have white faces, they are doing 100% better than those with additional melanin.
Hassin Bin Sober
(27,159 posts)tanyev
(47,173 posts)😒
forgotmylogin
(7,908 posts)Apparently that's the American way.
sop
(15,238 posts)They wouldn't be here if he hadn't made up all those stories about "white genocide."
UpInArms
(53,143 posts)Anti-LGBTQ family who fled to Russia regret decision as locals don't speak English
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/anti-lgbtq-family-who-fled-32201079
Arend and Anneesa Feenstra couldn't stand the "woke" LGBTQ ideology being thrown in their faces everywhere they went in the small, rural town in Ontario, Canada, where they were living. So, the couple packed their bags, grabbed their eight children and moved to Russia, where they hoped things would be better for them.
COL Mustard
(7,512 posts)You just have to talk really slow, and REALLY LOUD!!!
Ok, maybe it only worked for me but Goddam...if you go to LIVE in another country, LEARN the LANGUAGE...and the local CUSTOMS!!!
barbtries
(30,602 posts)FFS they must be really stupid people.
Hekate
(98,596 posts)Reality can be so cruel. But maybe they can all pull themselves up by their bootstraps after all, Right Wing Americans have been going on about that for a good 50 years.
should have learned a little more about Russia before they moved there. I do not feel sorry for them. Seems like I heard this story a few months ago. I seriously doubt LGBTQ ideology was thrown at them everyday.
SheltieLover
(71,864 posts)
travelingthrulife
(2,894 posts)SheltieLover
(71,864 posts)
lame54
(38,132 posts)obamanut2012
(28,652 posts)They aren't used to that kind of cold.
Demovictory9
(36,798 posts)
hatrack
(63,031 posts)
Irish_Dem
(72,509 posts)Who in the US gets handed a job, house, healthcare, food, clothing, etc.
speak easy
(11,989 posts)A: The Armed Forces.
Irish_Dem
(72,509 posts)speak easy
(11,989 posts)But you asked an open ended question.
Bobstandard
(1,954 posts)malaise
(286,824 posts)expectations. Ah well. Little did they know it was a photo op for some monsters.
Hekate
(98,596 posts)And what kind of idiots would believe it?
no_hypocrisy
(52,355 posts)and see if they can pick up a job from any local landscaper, provided that the immigrants who were here before them don't get those jobs first.
BurnDoubt
(831 posts)So maybe they won't meet the truncheons.
They didn't get sent to Mississippi. The Irony might be a little chewy.
Marcuse
(8,546 posts)BurnDoubt
(831 posts)Maybe that's why they feel unwelcome at home.
Crowman2009
(3,178 posts)I'm going to tune my tiny violin.
BurnDoubt
(831 posts)EarthFirst
(3,741 posts)
Sneederbunk
(16,311 posts)when TSF is involved. Maybe Eloon can write a check.
Johonny
(24,198 posts)To get them to come. They didn't know it was all a PR game and once the reality game show had moved on to other topics, no one gives a shit anymore.
barbtries
(30,602 posts)they got on fb. they must have a computer and internet access.
i wonder if this is even for real.
LisaL
(47,280 posts)NT
LauraInLA
(2,240 posts)may have to pay a bit. If I were stuck in a country where I knew no one, I can imagine reaching out to friends and family on Facebook for support.
But youre right it could all be BS.
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SunSeeker
(56,168 posts)Hekate
(98,596 posts)The farmers are going to be desperate strawberries cant wait at all, though some of the vegetables can hold on for awhile.
If they have kids with them, no worries, Im sure the bosses will look the other way while the children learn how to do stoop labor, and since they are closer to the ground than their parents, itll be easy-peasy. Right?
Klarkashton
(3,670 posts)Midnight Writer
(24,370 posts)There are jobs in meat-packing, produce picking, lawn maintenance, hotel maids, restaurant servers, fast food joints, janitorial, roofing.
Funny their patrons like Musk and Peter Thiel, who have hundreds of billions of dollars, aren't stepping up to help these refugees that they lobbied to bring here.
Seinan Sensei
(1,069 posts)Im copying your list of jobs for future reference
In case I come across any unemployed MAGAts or Afrikaners
Ruby the Liberal
(26,515 posts)Yes, if there is anything the US is known for, its housing, health care, and an income - just for the asking.
Watch out for those leopards...
BaronChocula
(3,009 posts)Or else the rapist's regime will deport them to Venezuela or South Sudan. They may even have better luck there.
riversedge
(76,652 posts)I do recall when we first learned of them coming to the USA--there was to be assistance---it was a lot of controversy to say the least.
..........NO HELP FROM SA EMBASSY
Last month, the Department of International Relations (DIRCO) stated that South African refugees in the US would not have access to any diplomatic assistance whilst abroad.
The persecuted South Africans would instead be assisted by the US Refugee Admissions Programme (USRAP), which was signed as an Executive Order by President Donald Trump.
As part of the Afrikaner Act, the group was also given Priority-2 refugee status, which provides them with start-up assistance like money, jobs, and even a house...........................
riversedge
(76,652 posts)...... given the disarray of the Fed Gov the last several months--maybe the website is just not updated.???
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2607
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(126,169 posts)No surprise.
Grokenstein
(6,076 posts)dim donnie's regime will use their hardship to try to blame-and-shame liberals. They won't lift a finger to help unless public pressure goes too high for the TACOward to handle.
Norrrm
(2,445 posts)They arrived feeling ENTITLED.
GenThePerservering
(2,951 posts)BlueSpot
(1,115 posts)WTF is actually going on in Montana these days?
yellowcanine
(36,553 posts)Cant they pick strawberries or tomatoes?
sop
(15,238 posts)travelingthrulife
(2,894 posts)We were promised...by whom? Elon?