A Trump administration official said part of the criteria to receive white South African as refugees in the U.S. is "making sure they can be assimilated easily into our country."
Speaking to press following the arrival of the first group of South Africans to Dulles International Airport, Deputy Secretary of State was asked about why the administration is receiving the group while programs for other nationals, including those for people from Afghanistan, Iraq and sub-Saharan countries, continue to be halted.
