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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(138,138 posts)
Mon Jun 8, 2026, 03:17 PM 14 hrs ago

White South African refugees fall foul of Republican driving rules in US midwest [View all]

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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