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central scrutinizer

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13. Meanwhile

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 05:16 PM

Mar 2025

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjevg2vlwk4o

Close to 70,000 South Africans have expressed interest in moving to the US following Washington's offer to resettle people from the country's Afrikaner community, a business group has said.
The South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA (Saccusa) said its website received tens of thousands of registrations from those seeking more information.
In a February executive order, President Donald Trump said Afrikaners - descendants of mainly Dutch settlers who arrived in the 17th Century - could be admitted as refugees as they were "victims of unjust racial discrimination".

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Trump revokes legal status for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans [View all] In It to Win It Mar 2025 OP

That will empty out s fl nt XanaDUer2 Mar 2025 #1

Well, they FAFO. jrthin Mar 2025 #2

Nothing but cruelty sakabatou Mar 2025 #3

He is deporting Rubio? Johonny Mar 2025 #4

Maybe he doesn't care about voting. LisaL Mar 2025 #7

'I Don't Care About You. I Just Want Your Vote' Norrrm Mar 2025 #18

And how many supported Trump? The SoFla Latino community must be so proud. OrlandoDem2 Mar 2025 #5

Coming soon: Diner customers in Springfield OH bitching about how "Nobody wants to work anymore!" hatrack Mar 2025 #6

But there will be lots of stray cats and dogs... The Madcap Mar 2025 #9

Oh, that's rich tonkatoy8888 Mar 2025 #8

Los leopardos que se comen las caras han llegado a Miami. sop Mar 2025 #10

I wonder what Miami Cuban republicans think about this. Emile Mar 2025 #11

This is ridiculously stupid even for Trump. Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #12

You won't have to vote anymore UpInArms Mar 2025 #14

Meanwhile central scrutinizer Mar 2025 #13

Wonder what all those Trump voting Cuban Americans think mcar Mar 2025 #15

Low hanging fruit central scrutinizer Mar 2025 #16

Trump is the new Castro Buckeyeblue Mar 2025 #17

How about Melania who got a Genius Visa under false claims? Norrrm Mar 2025 #19