If you had the feeling this week as you witnessed the 59 white South African farmers enter the United States that you saw this movie before, your memory is intact.

These white South Africans, known as Afrikaners, were but a fraction of the more than 10,000 seeking refuge as of three months ago in response to land seizures conducted by the state without compensation pursuant to a new “land reform” law.

The Trump administration granted them refugee status because they believe, with good reason, that their lives may be in danger due to anger over the perceived slow pace of the land seizures.

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