An Afrikaner farmer dwelling and dealing within the US – Ockert du Plessis – is talking out about his expertise, together with challenges, on his social media accounts.
He’s additionally sharing recommendation to fellow South Africans hoping to maneuver to America to pursue job alternatives.
This comes amid US President Donald Trump’s Govt Order granting Afrikaners refugee standing within the nation. In latest weeks, the controversial statesman has accused SA of selling “racial discrimination,” “genocide,” and “confiscating land” from white folks.
AFRIKANER FARMER IN THE US: ‘IT GETS TOUGH’
On his TikTok account, Ockert du Plessis – an Afrikaner farmer working within the US – has been documenting his life overseas.
The certified electrician moved overseas along with his household in 2021 after being retrenched from his job again residence. Ockert claimed he was unemployed for 4 years earlier than researching methods to get to America.
Regardless of having zero expertise in agricultural farming, the South Africans managed to get a job because of the serving to hand of one other farmer. There, he gained expertise, and later, he landed one other job, which outfitted him with extra abilities.
Responding to a follower, Ockert claimed that South Africans, significantly Afrikaners, hoping to work overseas ought to have some expertise.
Whereas he admitted that it was “potential,” he added that farmers in America had been on the lookout for expert employees. He stated, “It will get robust… It’s who and what . It’s a dog-eat-dog world.”
He added, Don’t let farming in America be your solely possibility; there are different worldwide job alternatives.”
In one other viral video from 2023, Ockert du Plessis claims that his transfer to the US was the most suitable choice for him as an Afrikaner.
He stated: “Everyone knows in regards to the state of South Africa. America is value it. I deal with my household greater than what I might; I save greater than I might. We drive higher vehicles; I can repay my home faster.
“Will I do it for the remainder of my life? No! However whereas God has given me this opportunity to work right here, I’ll work right here”.
COUPLE BEGS TRUMP FOR HELP
In the meantime, an Afrikaner couple have appealed to US President Donald Trump to urgently grant them refugee standing.
In a TikTok, Armand Cilliers and his spouse Vilanie claimed that their setting was “unliveable resulting from racial discrimination” and “systematic injustice.”
The couple claimed that that they had been the victims of farm assaults, which had been a “grim and frequent prevalence.”
Vilaner stated: “This isn’t dwelling or merely current. It is a focused rat race in a maze to maintain us hostage and trapped, with the one end result being gathered and killed. It’s not a query of if we die; it’s a query of when”.
Like many Afrikaners, the couple added that they hoped to be thought of for President Trump’s refugee standing programme.
She added: “We lengthy for the American dream we hear about. We wish to be contributing residents to a rustic that places God and household first. Our household shares your imaginative and prescient.”
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