00:00You said they met the same statute, which indicates that there are others who are in the same exact boat that they are in right now around the world.
00:11So why was it a decision to prioritize these refugees over other refugees?
00:17And was there any racial element to this because they're white?
00:20So I want to just on that first part, what I mean there is there's a certain standard that's outlined.
00:24There's certain criteria that needs to be met.
00:26That's what I meant in terms of that standard.
00:27So there's a certain standard that is applied when someone's applying for a refugee status in this program.
00:33And so that standard is uniform across the board.
00:34So I want to clarify that aspect of it.
00:37And again, the president has been very clear about the actions we are seeing in South Africa.
00:42The fact that this was a priority laid out by the president and the State Department is fulfilling that priority.
00:46And you don't want to speak to any racial reasoning for allowing them to come in being white refugees versus not allowing any Latino or people of color coming into the U.S. as refugees this year?
00:59Fundamentally, what we have seen are harrowing stories from those refugees.
01:03They have met the standard that is applicable for those refugees.
01:07We have seen that process play out.
01:09This has been a priority for the president.
01:10And again, just looking at this scenario, we have heard harrowing stories here.
01:14That is what is at issue here, the fact that these people have gone through certain conditions.
01:19We have seen that standard for refugees apply.
01:21They have gone through this process.
01:22It's a priority from the president.
01:24And that's why we're seeing the actions that were taken.
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