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LauraInLA

(2,154 posts)
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 06:12 PM Wednesday

Chickens 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 isn’t 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/

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Chickens coming home to roost: " Afrikaner 'refugee' family 'stranded' in US" (Original Post) LauraInLA Wednesday OP
So now we are importing welfare moochers? Hassin Bin Sober Wednesday #1
No, they were arriving for a photo op. BonnieJW Wednesday #39
Yeah, at least they won't get chased across a farm field. Hassin Bin Sober Wednesday #41
You mean Starbase, TX didn't have houses and jobs ready for all of them? tanyev Wednesday #2
Sounds like they need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. forgotmylogin Wednesday #12
Elon should be made financially responsible for every immigrant from South Africa. sop Wednesday #13
Reminds me of UpInArms Wednesday #3
The locals speak English. COL Mustard Wednesday #10
learn russian. barbtries Wednesday #24
Exactly the bunch I was reminded of. Maybe they can compare notes w the S. Africans? Hekate Wednesday #44
Guess they Rebl2 Yesterday #49
What fucking idiots thinking russia would be a good place to live SheltieLover Yesterday #51
MAGA travelingthrulife Yesterday #54
Not a doubt in my mind they are magats SheltieLover Yesterday #55
Wait till winter lame54 Wednesday #4
I thought that, too obamanut2012 Yesterday #48
" People thought they would be arriving at a house, a job, medical insurance, and other things." Demovictory9 Wednesday #5
Where did they think they were going, somewhere in Scandinavia? hatrack Wednesday #6
They must have thought they were going to Europe. Irish_Dem Wednesday #7
Q: Who in the US gets handed a job, house, healthcare, food, clothing, etc. ? speak easy Wednesday #19
But this family did not sign up for the military, they are civilians. Irish_Dem Wednesday #20
Agreed. Yes. speak easy Wednesday #21
Yours was a really good reply SE Bobstandard Wednesday #27
Entitled white privilege malaise Wednesday #9
Which begs the question: who told them that & convinced them it was true? Hekate Yesterday #45
Well, then they can just head on over to Home Depot at 6 a.m. no_hypocrisy Wednesday #8
Well, I assume they're White... BurnDoubt Wednesday #15
Homeland Security is hiring. Only loyalists need apply. Marcuse Wednesday #11
They might have previous experience. BurnDoubt Wednesday #16
There in a long line of scummy people who got f***Ed over by the orange con man. Crowman2009 Wednesday #14
Can I request the theme from "Deliverance"? BurnDoubt Wednesday #18
Is there a sudden shortage of bootstraps in Montana? EarthFirst Wednesday #17
Afrikaners are learning what happens Sneederbunk Wednesday #22
Make me think Trump is lying to these people Johonny Wednesday #23
trying to figure out how barbtries Wednesday #25
A lot of hotels have computers they are allowing their guests to use. LisaL Wednesday #26
Public libraries usually have computers to access, and there are other publicly available computers, thoughyou LauraInLA Wednesday #35
This message was self-deleted by its author tulipsandroses Yesterday #53
Ventura County, CA now needs strawberry pickers, thanks to ICE. They can stay at a farm labor camp. SunSeeker Wednesday #28
Too true, and they can be put to work immediately -- if they can get from Montana to Ventura CA. Hekate Yesterday #46
Welcome to America. hahahahaha Klarkashton Wednesday #29
Our brown skin immigrants seem to find work readily enough. What is wrong with these white immigrants? Midnight Writer Wednesday #30
Perfect Seinan Sensei Wednesday #38
"a house, a job, medical insurance, and other things" Ruby the Liberal Wednesday #31
They better not complain too loud BaronChocula Wednesday #32
-Looks like Trump promised them assistance.......which was signed as an Executive Order by President Donald Trump. riversedge Wednesday #33
The article says the Afrikaner ACT was signed by Trump but The Gov website only has it Introduced........ riversedge Wednesday #36
Trump reneges on another promise Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday #34
Even white tokens get spent. Grokenstein Wednesday #37
Has Trump brought any more Afrikaners at American taxpayer expense? And abandoned them as well? Norrrm Wednesday #40
Send the fuckers back. nt GenThePerservering Wednesday #42
Wait. They're in Montana too? BlueSpot Wednesday #43
Trump said they were farmers. yellowcanine Yesterday #47
They can start at the bottom, like every other immigrant group that came to America. sop Yesterday #50
Lots of jobs coming up in roofing, farming, landscaping, etc. travelingthrulife Yesterday #52

BonnieJW

(2,924 posts)
39. No, they were arriving for a photo op.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 09:00 PM
Wednesday

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.

forgotmylogin

(7,878 posts)
12. Sounds like they need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 07:37 PM
Wednesday

Apparently that's the American way.

sop

(14,639 posts)
13. Elon should be made financially responsible for every immigrant from South Africa.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 07:41 PM
Wednesday

They wouldn't be here if he hadn't made up all those stories about "white genocide."

UpInArms

(52,893 posts)
3. Reminds me of
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 06:48 PM
Wednesday

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

A family who fled Canada for Russia to escape so-called LGBTQ ideology now say they regret their decision as locals don't speak English.

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

(7,419 posts)
10. The locals speak English.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 07:36 PM
Wednesday

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!!!

Hekate

(98,095 posts)
44. Exactly the bunch I was reminded of. Maybe they can compare notes w the S. Africans?
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 11:59 PM
Wednesday

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.

Rebl2

(16,508 posts)
49. Guess they
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 10:18 AM
Yesterday

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.

Demovictory9

(36,189 posts)
5. " People thought they would be arriving at a house, a job, medical insurance, and other things."
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 07:01 PM
Wednesday


Irish_Dem

(70,715 posts)
7. They must have thought they were going to Europe.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 07:18 PM
Wednesday

Who in the US gets handed a job, house, healthcare, food, clothing, etc.

speak easy

(11,687 posts)
19. Q: Who in the US gets handed a job, house, healthcare, food, clothing, etc. ?
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 07:48 PM
Wednesday

A: The Armed Forces.

malaise

(285,178 posts)
9. Entitled white privilege
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 07:31 PM
Wednesday

expectations. Ah well. Little did they know it was a photo op for some monsters.

Hekate

(98,095 posts)
45. Which begs the question: who told them that & convinced them it was true?
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 12:02 AM
Yesterday

And what kind of idiots would believe it?

no_hypocrisy

(51,833 posts)
8. Well, then they can just head on over to Home Depot at 6 a.m.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 07:24 PM
Wednesday

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

(619 posts)
15. Well, I assume they're White...
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 07:43 PM
Wednesday

So maybe they won't meet the truncheons.
They didn't get sent to Mississippi. The Irony might be a little chewy.

Crowman2009

(3,116 posts)
14. There in a long line of scummy people who got f***Ed over by the orange con man.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 07:43 PM
Wednesday

I'm going to tune my tiny violin.

Johonny

(23,846 posts)
23. Make me think Trump is lying to these people
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Wednesday

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

(30,472 posts)
25. trying to figure out how
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 07:54 PM
Wednesday

they got on fb. they must have a computer and internet access.

i wonder if this is even for real.

LauraInLA

(2,154 posts)
35. Public libraries usually have computers to access, and there are other publicly available computers, thoughyou
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:26 PM
Wednesday

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 you’re right — it could all be BS.

Response to barbtries (Reply #25)

SunSeeker

(55,996 posts)
28. Ventura County, CA now needs strawberry pickers, thanks to ICE. They can stay at a farm labor camp.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:04 PM
Wednesday

Hekate

(98,095 posts)
46. Too true, and they can be put to work immediately -- if they can get from Montana to Ventura CA.
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 12:10 AM
Yesterday

The farmers are going to be desperate — strawberries can’t wait at all, though some of the vegetables can hold on for awhile.

If they have kids with them, no worries, I’m 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, it’ll be easy-peasy. Right?

Midnight Writer

(24,161 posts)
30. Our brown skin immigrants seem to find work readily enough. What is wrong with these white immigrants?
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:12 PM
Wednesday

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

(998 posts)
38. Perfect
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:51 PM
Wednesday

I’m copying your list of jobs for future reference
In case I come across any unemployed MAGAts or Afrikaners

Ruby the Liberal

(26,457 posts)
31. "a house, a job, medical insurance, and other things"
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:14 PM
Wednesday

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

(2,828 posts)
32. They better not complain too loud
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:17 PM
Wednesday

Or else the rapist's regime will deport them to Venezuela or South Sudan. They may even have better luck there.

riversedge

(75,985 posts)
33. -Looks like Trump promised them assistance.......which was signed as an Executive Order by President Donald Trump.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:19 PM
Wednesday

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

(75,985 posts)
36. The article says the Afrikaner ACT was signed by Trump but The Gov website only has it Introduced........
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:27 PM
Wednesday

...... given the disarray of the Fed Gov the last several months--maybe the website is just not updated.???



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Grokenstein

(6,028 posts)
37. Even white tokens get spent.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:47 PM
Wednesday

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

(1,894 posts)
40. Has Trump brought any more Afrikaners at American taxpayer expense? And abandoned them as well?
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 09:02 PM
Wednesday

They arrived feeling ENTITLED.

sop

(14,639 posts)
50. They can start at the bottom, like every other immigrant group that came to America.
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 10:31 AM
Yesterday

travelingthrulife

(2,599 posts)
52. Lots of jobs coming up in roofing, farming, landscaping, etc.
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 10:36 AM
Yesterday

We were promised...by whom? Elon?

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