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Gregory Meeks: “The United States is welcoming white Africanas from South…”

Featuring: Gregory Meeks, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 5th Congressional District

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This comes at the same time President Trump has blocked all other refugee settlements to the United States. That is a pretty remarkable when you think about it. Let that sink in. The United States is welcoming white Africanas from South Africa, many of whom will tell you they neither need or want refugee status. While we actively turn away people from war torn countries and those escaping extreme human rights abuses and political violence, the American people deserve to know how much money of their taxpayer dollars are funding this political stunt of a refugee program. (52:12–52:22)

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Asserts that many Afrikaners being resettled in the U.S. do not need or want refugee status.

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