Are there any Black people in Idaho at all? A few, I guess - 0.9%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho

There are plenty of reasons why it is so sparsely populated. I think there will be a lot of regrets in the near future.

There are several I'm told.

"A US-funded flight"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143457997
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Will they be taking jobs from Americans?

I suspect that they’re gaming the American immigration system, much like many Cuban immigrants did in the 1990’s and the 00’s. They might understand the equality of the races and ethnic groups better than our homegrown all-Amurrican bigots.

This rant sounds like something from Frank Burns on MASH.

tweaks and legal carve-outs to get green cards. I’m not holding that against them, they might work out.

EDIT: See post below mine for an example, lol.

They're not Trump. they're just peple looking for a better life.

What "irrational hate for these people?" That is not the issue, not at all. They are being coddled. They aren't victims. What a contrast to the way other immigrants are being treated, people who actually are desperate refugees, who actually are targeted by irrational hate.

they're not a specific shade.

We've got more than enough white Europeans with attitudes and boring food.

Eff them

just because their government was racist doesnt mean everyone from SA is racist.

Would you like to be judged in another country just based on Trump??

I’ll go further and state it wouldn’t surprise me if these folks weren’t specifically chosen because they’re racists and bigots.

Charl Kleinhaus, one of the South Africans has a history of despicable social media posts including a tweet: “Jews are an untrustworthy and dangerous group…”

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WOW. The Trump admin said they will review social media and deny immigration benefits to people saying antisemitic claims. They're even trying to deport people with green cards on alleged claims of antisemitism.

Anyway, here's a tweet from an Afrikaner they flew here on Monday.

— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) 2025-05-14T16:06:58.832Z

They might be very nice people. That has nothing to do with anything.

Their need for asylum is based on lies. The way they are being fast tracked in while the same people are viciously attacking other immigrants is the problem. Obviously.

Damn, it is depressing to see ideas like that expressed here.

Kinda weird, too.

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in part because they would be comfortable with its racial politics in the 1940s/1950s

Maybe they just wanted to come here.

is not justification for refugee status by any stretch of the imagination. That's kind of the point. There is no other group anywhere who gets refugee status just by saying they want to come here. Only them.

because after seeing photos of them with Trump worship signs saying 'nice things' about him and the gross misrepresentation of conditions...

I would say "maybe just wanted to come here" is, indeed, ironic.

No - this is just another white supremacy dog whistle.

How do we know that the white population (insert the obligatory "not all whites" disclaimer) mistreated Black people in South Africa?

How does anyone not know that?

I'm talking about the specific group that was just let in.

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He was supposed to return after a month or so, but was denied. He was awesome, not racist, and blamed Trump (and Covid) for his deportation (which he called it). I hope he can one day come back here.

Racism is not about personal individual character traits.

while saying that non white immigrants already here, working and paying taxes must leave?

He could come home, but can't afford it because the SA currency is worth very little anywhere else. All his savings are about enough to buy a studio condo in the US. (He lives in a huge house in South Africa.)

So these immigrants might be in for a shock when they transfer their savings to the US. Heck, they might have to be like most immigrants and get a job!

Everyone single one of these people needs to be immediately deported.

medical care is here.