{"id":2436216,"date":"2025-05-18T17:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T21:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-says-people-should-be-celebrating-us-welcoming-south-african-immigrants-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T17:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T21:29:13","slug":"rubio-says-people-should-be-celebrating-us-welcoming-south-african-immigrants-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-says-people-should-be-celebrating-us-welcoming-south-african-immigrants-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio says people should be \u2018celebrating\u2019 US welcoming South African immigrants &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frubio-says-people-should-be-celebrating-us-welcoming-south-african-immigrants-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2436216&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Marco Rubio&#8217;s remarks regarding the recent acceptance of South African immigrants into the United States. Notably, approximately 50 refugees from South africa&#8217;s Afrikaner community arrived in the U.S. under a new program initiated by the Trump management. Rubio expressed confusion over the criticism surrounding this acceptance, emphasizing that the U.S. is acting in line with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/romney-challenger-garners-slew-of-endorsements-from-utah-lawmakers\/\" title=\"Utah lawmakers rally behind Romney challenger with numerous endorsements.\">long-standing reputation<\/a> as a refuge for the oppressed. He mentioned that the immigrants face threats and property confiscation in South Africa, thus warranting their request for asylum.Despite doubts about claims of genocide, Rubio asserts ther is evidence of violence against these groups. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa criticized the departing residents, hinting that they would ultimately regret leaving. The article concludes with footage of the immigrants&#8217; arrival in D.C., which gained significant attention on social media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rubio says people should be &lsquo;celebrating&rsquo; US welcoming South African immigrants<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2122661\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marco Rubio<\/a> was perplexed by the criticism over the United States accepting immigrants from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">South Africa<\/a>, suggesting the U.S. is fulfilling its reputation of being a &ldquo;beacon&rdquo; for the world.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. welcomed almost 50 refugees from South Africa this past week, marking the first group of Afrikaners, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-group-of-49-white-south-africans-leaves-for-the-us-after-trump-offered-them-refugee-status-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"First ... of 49 white South Africans leaves for the US after Trump offered them refugee status - Washington Examiner\">white minority group<\/a> in South Africa, to arrive to the nation under <a href=\"https:\/\/za.usembassy.gov\/refugee-admissions-program-for-south-africans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a new program<\/a> offered by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>. When asked about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s claim that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GJClVK8evHs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">there is a &ldquo;genocide&rdquo; happening in the foreign country<\/a>, Rubio stated that the residents are &ldquo;having their properties taken from them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3415304\/joe-biden-prostate-cancer-diagnosis\/\">Biden diagnosed with &#8216;aggressive form&#8217; of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3415241\/trump-pardon-czar-journey-hope-justice-system-reform\/\">Trump pardon czar reflects on journey of hope amid justice system reform<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3415243\/chris-murphy-biden-democrats-2024-actions\/\">Murphy says one &#8216;can&#8217;t defend&#8217; Democratic Party&#8217;s 2024 actions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Call it whatever they want, but these are people that on the basis of their race are having properties taken away from them and their lives being threatened and in some cases killed,&rdquo; Rubio stated on CBS News. &ldquo;These are people that applied and made these claims in these applications and seek to come to the United States in search of refuge. We&rsquo;ve often been lectured by people all over the place about how the United States needs to continue to be a beacon for those who are oppressed abroad. Well, here&rsquo;s an example where we&rsquo;re doing that, so I don&rsquo;t understand why people are criticizing it. I think people should be celebrating it, and I think people should be supporting it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2940888&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=2aa7394fa10a7bea0b1b85585b24e467\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When pressed if there is any evidence of a genocide taking place in South Africa, the secretary stated there is &ldquo;absolutely&rdquo; evidence that people are being killed and &ldquo;forcibly removed from their properties.&rdquo; Rubio argued that both the South African government and &ldquo;independent groups encouraged by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-gets-agitated-when-treasury-nominee-scott-bessent-dismantles-his-oligarchs-question\/\" title=\"Bernie Sanders Gets Agitated When Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent Dismantles His ...Oligarchs... Question\">political parties&#038;rdquo<\/a>; are responsible for forcing residents off their properties.<\/p>\n<p>The secretary further assessed that people, specifically farmers, decide &ldquo;lightly&rdquo; to uproot themselves from their homeland and move to another continent overseas. As such, he argued there is &ldquo;a reason&rdquo; these refugees are coming to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So we welcome them to the United States and I think there may be more coming soon,&rdquo; Rubio stated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Afrikaner refugees from South Africa arrive, Monday, May 12, 2025, at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3414599\/fleeing-persecution-south-african-refugees-scramble-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FLEEING PERSECUTION, SOUTH AFRICAN ARRIVALS SCRAMBLE REFUGEE POLITICS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the departure of his country&rsquo;s residents to the U.S., claiming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3410821\/south-african-president-afrikaner-refugees-us-cowards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">they committed &ldquo;a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >real cowardly act&#038;rdquo<\/a>;<\/a> and predicted they would be back soon since &ldquo;there is no country like South Africa.&rdquo; Ramaphosa is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/south-africas-ramaphosa-and-trump-will-meet-next-week-after-white-south-africans-as-arrived-in-u-s-for-resettlement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">meet with Trump at the White House on Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeputySecState?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DeputySecState<\/a> welcomed the first group of Afrikaner refugees fleeing persecution from their native South Africa. We stand with these refugees, many of them farmers and former business owners, as they build a better future for themselves and their children here in the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W16RJSU3tB\">pic.twitter.com\/W16RJSU3tB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Department of State (@StateDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept\/status\/1922049777103204381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Footage of the immigrants arriving to the U.S. at Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C., particularly of the immigrants prominently displaying U.S. flags, has gone viral on X. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3408898\/trump-officials-white-south-africans-afrikaner-refugees-arrival-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">welcomed the immigrants<\/a>, telling them &ldquo;we respect what you have had to deal with these last few years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2122661\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2122661\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubio urges celebration of US welcoming South African refugees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2436217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Marco-Rubio-South-Africans-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36382,5438,55492,32515,32076],"class_list":["post-2436216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-immigration-policy","tag-rubio","tag-south-african-immigrants","tag-us-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Marco-Rubio-South-Africans-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2436216"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2436220,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436216\/revisions\/2436220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2436217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2436216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2436216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2436216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}