Afrikaners Arrive At Dulles Airport, Are Greeted By Deputy Secretary Of State Landau

Afrikaners from South Africa arrive at Dulles International Airport and are greeted by Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau.

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00:00It makes me so happy to see you with our flag in your hands, and that flag symbolizes liberty for so many of us.

00:10Many of us, our families, have had a journey not that different from the journey that you are embarking on today.

00:17My own father was born in Europe and had to leave his country when Hitler came in in the 1930s

00:27and made his way to South America first and then eventually to the United States.

00:32So he is an immigrant who actually was able to benefit from the many blessings of this country.

00:40One of the reasons that I really wanted to go and work for the government is because I wanted to give back to this country

00:46that really brought freedom to my family and allowed us to escape a very difficult situation in another country.

00:53So, you know, I know that this is going to be, you know, any adjustment in life, any change takes a while to get used to.

01:03But 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.

01:12We respect the long tradition of your people and what you have accomplished over the years.

01:21And I am sure that you will be successful.

01:24As you know, a lot of you, I think, are farmers, right?

01:27When you have quality seeds, you can put them in foreign soil and they will blossom, they will bloom.

01:34And we are excited to welcome you here to our country where we think you will bloom.

01:41And we will hopefully allow you to have fulfilling lives for your children.

01:45And then we will bloom and we will benefit alongside you.

01:48So thank you very much for coming here.

01:51Yeah.

01:51Thank you very much for coming here.

01:55Yeah.