(12 May 2025)
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Dulles, Virginia – 12 May 2025
1. Various cutaways of newly arrived South African refugees
2. Cutaway of Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau walking into airport hanger to greet new refugees
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State:
"Welcome. Welcome to the United States of America. It is such an honor for us to receive you here today. This is the land of the free."
4. Cutaway
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State:
"It makes me so happy to see you with our flag in your hands. And that flag symbolizes liberty. For so many of us, many of us, our families, have had a journey not that different from the journey that you are embarking on today. My own father was born in Europe. And had to leave his country, when Hitler came in in the 1930s and made his way to South America first and then eventually to the United States. So he is an immigrant who actually he, you know, was able to benefit from the many blessings of this country. And one of the reasons that I really wanted to go and work for the government is because I wanted to give back to this country that really brought freedom to my family and allowed us to escape a very difficult situation in another country."
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State:
"Any adjustment in life, any change takes some while. It takes a while to get used to. But I want you all to know that you are really welcome here and that we respect what you have had to deal with these last few years. We respect the long tradition of your people, and what you have accomplished over the years. And I am sure that you will be successful. As you know, a lot of you, I think are farmers right? When you have quality seeds, you can put them in in foreign soil and they will blossom. They will bloom. And we are excited to welcome you here, to our country where we think you will bloom and we will hopefully allow you to have fulfilling lives for your children. And then we will bloom and we will benefit alongside you."
8. Cutaway of Landau walking out to press conference after meeting with families
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State:
"Through this resettlement program for these folks who were vetted in South Africa, and, we’re sending a clear message that the United States really rejects the egregious persecution of people on the basis of race in South Africa. And we welcome these people to the United States and to a new future."
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State:
"Some of the criteria are making sure that refugees did not pose any challenge to our national security, and that they could be assimilated easily into our country. So the president on February 7th issued an executive order about the egregious conditions in South Africa. And all of these folks have just come in today, have been carefully vetted pursuant to our refugee,, standards. And whether or not the broader refugee programs for other people around the world will be lifted is still an ongoing consideration. But again, the president has recognized the dire situation, of this particular group of people."
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13. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State:
14. Cutaway of Landau leaving press conference
STORYLINE:
The Trump administration on Monday welcomed a small group of white South Africans as refugees, saying they face discrimination and violence at home, which the country’s government strongly denies.
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