Back in May, the Trump administration welcomed 59 South African farmers to America as refugees. Those farmers, also known as Afrikaners, were given refugee status because of the blatant racial discrimination in South America. White farmers are routinely stripped of their farmland, assaulted, and killed by the openly racist South African government.
Leftists lost their minds when the refugees showed up on our shores, waving American flags and happy to be here. They much prefer the violent criminals who cross our border illegally, waving flags from Mexico or South American countries.
It was a very revealing thing to watch the supposedly pro-immigrant Democratic Party declare in unison, "Refugees welcome! No, not those refugees!"
This hasn't stopped Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who is probably mad he can't have margaritas with them on the taxpayers' dime, from doubling down on attacking those people.
Trump is taking a wrecking ball to Lady Liberty — snuffing out her torch of freedom and humanity.
— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) October 6, 2025
And by favoring white South Africans over true refugees, he is making a mockery of the entire system. A truly twisted person. https://t.co/pmmyOyuzVd
The language here is revealing. The Afrikaners are "true refugees" who face the very real threat of persecution and murder in their home country.
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Don't believe us?
Then ask the South African government itself. After the Afrikaners were safely on our shores, the government issued an eye-opening statement that proved President Trump did the right thing (emphasis added):
The African National Congress registers its firm rejection of the United States government’s decision to grant refugee status to 49 individuals self-identifying as Afrikaners.
Let it be categorically stated: there are no Afrikaner refugees in South Africa. No section of our society is hounded, persecuted or subject to ethnic victimisation. These claims are a fabrication and a cowardly political construct designed to delegitimise our democracy and insult the sacrifices made by generations who fought for freedom.
This year, as we commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, we recall its enduring truth that “South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white.” This is further enshrined in our Constitution, which affirms equality, dignity and non-racialism as the bedrock of our national life.
What the instigators of this falsehood seek is not safety, but impunity from transformation. They flee not from persecution, but from justice, equality and accountability for historic privilege.
The misuse of refugee protections to shield right-wing, anti-transformation elements is a violation of the spirit and letter of international law. Millions around the world face real persecution and they are the ones deserving of sanctuary, not those offended by a democratic society working to redress past injustice.
The ANC calls on all South Africans to unite in defence of the truth, constitutionalism and national sovereignty. Ours is not a broken or failing state, it is a people’s democracy advancing against the tides of distortion and destructive divisive narratives.
Catch that?
Those Afrikaners had to atone for "past injustice" and "historic privilege" -- not because of anything they did, but because of the color of their skin. That is the textbook definition of racism, and ample grounds for refugee status.
And Democrats like Van Hollen think that's perfectly fine. They believe in intersectionality, where White people are always the oppressors and racial minorities are always the victims, even when the White people are being murdered by the racial minorities who run the government.
Every single day, the Democrats reveal who they really are as a party, and it's not good.
