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Jorge Aguilar

‘Race-baiting’ accusations erupt as Trump fast-tracks white Afrikaner refugees

A fast-tracked refugee program started by the Trump administration has caused widespread anger and accusations of “race-baiting.” The program helps white Afrikaners from South Africa move to the United States quickly, skipping the usual long and difficult refugee application process.

These white Afrikaners are being targeted by their race, making it hard to find jobs, and they are being discriminated against. So the U.S. has fast-tracked their move over, and even Trump said (per BBC), “Farmers are being killed, they happen to be white, but whether they’re white or black makes no difference to me.”

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