“Things Are Not Rosy in America”: Gent Shows the Hard Life the 49 Refugees in the US Are Living

• A South African shared footage of Afrikaner refugees in America doing manual farm work with basic tools
• The video shows alleged refugees who claimed they were facing white genocide in South Africa now working as farm labourers in extreme heat
• Mzansi reacted with mixed feelings, with some saying the refugees are being used as pawns while others defended their decision to seek better opportunities abroad

A video showing alleged Afrikaner refugees working on American farms has sparked heated debate after revealing their new life is much harder than expected.

The footage was shared by content creator @ClownSeekers on 12th August, showing what happened to some of the 49 Afrikaners who left South Africa, claiming their lives were in danger.

The controversial refugee programme was started by US President Donald Trump, who granted asylum to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans earlier this year. These people claimed they faced discrimination and danger in South Africa, though many questioned whether white genocide was happening in the country.

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In the video, an Afrikaner man records his fellow refugees working the land with basic gardening tools like rakes and hoes. They're pulling weeds and preparing farmland in what looks like back-breaking work under the hot American sun.

The man filming explains sarcastically that they were told they would drive tractors, use harvesters, and have proper farming equipment when they got to America. Instead, each person has become their own "tractor" and "harvester," doing everything by hand.

The man stated:

"In America, we said we'd drive tractors, plough, plant, and operate harvesters. Now we're fighting bushes by hand. Look at these 'tractor drivers'!"

Another refugee in the video, working shirtless, mentions it's already 36°C at 9 am and they can't sit in their bakkies or offices with air conditioners, showing how tough the conditions are.

Mzansi weighs in on the X clip

The video quickly went viral, getting over 255,000 views, more than 300 comments, 700 reposts, and over 2,400 reactions. South Africans had plenty to say about what they were seeing.

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@hustleprenuer_tm noted:

"One comment I read from the source post was saying 'things are not rosy in America'."

@realnorma_kay laughed:

"🤣🤣🤣 So they didn't know that they were being used as pawns."

@emely20250269 pointed out:

"In America, you work your farm. They didn't know this😂😂😂"

@hodler_t21 defended them:

"All these comments are people talking as if these guys were rich farmers. These are people who have no chance of getting a job in South Africa and no future for their kids. Good for them to make something of themselves in the US. Afrikaans people will adapt."

@nelisiwe94 observed:

"You can see the way he is holding that tool that he is not used to doing such kind of hard work🤣🤣🤣"

Watch the X clip below:

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Source: Briefly News