'A clear message': 4 reactions to the US resettling Afrikaners from South Africa
4. Tammy Bruce
Celebrating the arrival of the first group of Afrikaner refugees to the U.S. as a "tremendous accomplishment," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce called it a "clear message" to the world.
"Today, the United States sends a clear message, in alignment with the administration's America First foreign policy agenda, that America will take action to protect victims of racial discrimination," Bruce said in a statement Monday.
"We stand with these refugees as they build a better future for themselves and their children in the United States."
Bruce said that the group was only the first in what is expected to be hundreds more Afrikaners coming to the U.S. in the near future due to increased persecution in South Africa.
"No one should have to fear having their property seized without compensation or becoming the victim of violent attacks because of their ethnicity," she said. "In the coming months, we will continue to welcome more Afrikaner refugees and help them rebuild their lives in our great country."
