Trump wants to extend citizenship to "any farmer" from South Africa, but experts say he likely can't
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump wants to extend citizenship to "any farmer" from South Africa, but experts say he likely can't

Salon  

President Donald Trump announced a proposal to extend citizenship to white South African farmers on Friday, citing what he claims is mistreatment at the hands of their government. “This administration has become fixated on using executive orders to try to replace the function of Congress,” Rosanna Berardi, managing partner of an immigration law firm, said in an interview. Last month, immigration attorneys sounded the alarm over Trump's plan to sell “Gold Card” pathways to citizenship to ultrawealthy foreign investors, seemingly without congressional backing. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism Berardi added that TPS also appears to be a stretch with regard to white South Africans.

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Donald Trump fast-tracks citizenship for South African farmers, ends US funding for SA
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Donald Trump fast-tracks citizenship for South African farmers, ends US funding for SA

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US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that his administration is halting all federal funding to South Africa, citing concerns over the treatment of farmers in the country. Fast-track US citizenship for South African farmers Alongside the funding freeze, Trump declared that South African farmers fleeing for safety reasons will be granted a "rapid pathway to Citizenship" in the …

Trump offers 'rapid pathway to Citizenship' for certain White South Africans
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Trump offers 'rapid pathway to Citizenship' for certain White South Africans

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President Donald Trump is reaching out to South African farmers looking to leave the country due to "terrible" treatment by their own government. On Truth Social Friday, Trump posted, "South Africa is being terrible, plus, to long time Farmers in the country. Trump has been ruminating about the situation in South Africa for over a month, posting in early February, …

Why does Donald Trump want to give Afrikaners refugee status? Is Elon Musk behind it?
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Why does Donald Trump want to give Afrikaners refugee status? Is Elon Musk behind it?

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Afrikaners are a group of white South Africans descend mainly from Dutch settlers. US President Donald Trump is claiming that white Afrikaners are ‘blatantly’ discriminated against by a land expropriation law that South Africa just approved. White Afrikaners, who are descended from Dutch and other European colonists, were “blatantly” discriminated against by a land expropriation law that South Africa just …

What’s behind Trump’s concern for white farmers in South Africa?
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What’s behind Trump’s concern for white farmers in South Africa?

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CNN — There is a group of people in Africa President Donald Trump is seriously concerned about. “South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers.” @TuckerCarlson @FoxNews — Donald J. Trump August 23, 2018 “I have asked Secretary of State @SecPompeo to closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures and expropriations and the large scale killing …

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