Dozens of white South Africans welcomed to US as refugees
NewsFeed Dozens of white South Africans welcomed to US as refugees
A group of white South Africans granted refugee status have arrived in the US. The Trump administration says white South Africans suffer oppression. The welcome for white South Africans contrasts with an aggressive deportation policy for other ethnic groups.
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