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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(138,105 posts) Mon Jun 8, 2026, 03:17 PM 1 hr ago

White South African refugees fall foul of Republican driving rules in US midwest

Among President Trump's most vocal supporters are South Africans seeking asylum in the US.

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But since arriving in the US, Afrikaners – largely the Afrikaans-speaking descendants of Dutch settlers and French Huguenots – have faced major challenges, in large part due to policies aimed at immigrants and enacted by the White House and Ohio's Republican-run legislature.

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A post on X by an Ohio-based South African from 7 May called for authorities to "Stop sending South African refugees to Ohio immediately!" due to alleged "ridiculous driving laws".

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Resettlement agencies working with South Africans estimate about half have left Ohio due to the restrictive driving requirements.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/white-south-african-refugees-fall-123024620.html

No wonder Trump loves these guys so much. They have his sense of entitlement.

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White South African refugees fall foul of Republican driving rules in US midwest (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 1 hr ago OP

From the Guardian link: marble falls 1 hr ago #1

Hold it right there. You must have photo ID multigraincracker 7 min ago #3

The law seems to apply to many more immigrants than just the South Africans. Norrrm 51 min ago #2

marble falls

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1. From the Guardian link:

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 03:32 PM

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Last June, Ohio introduced new driving license rules for lawful residents who are not citizens or green card holders.

They include the requirement for all applicants to complete eight hours of lessons through a designated driving school, 24 hours of classroom work and 50 hours of driving with a licensed adult before being able to take a driving exam. The cost of fulfilling these requirements is estimated at about $500 and could take up to nine months, when in the past it took a matter of weeks.

All this has created a major barrier for the new South African arrivals, many of whom claim to be victims of a so-called "white genocide", a debunked conspiracy theory.

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Not here months and already they're demanding their US White Privilege Cards.