After Front Page Investigates exposed the massive Somali frauds in Minnesota (and beyond) and President Trump blasted it, politicians and the media have rushed to claim that Somalis are the victims of racism and xenophobia.
In today’s article, ‘What Somalis Have Done for Minnesota’, I take a closer look at Somali exceptionalism and contrast it with that of other black people and immigrants in the state.
Somalis are the second largest foreign-born population in Minnesota after Mexicans. 42% of Somalis fall below the poverty line. This is far worse than the 21% poverty rate for African-Americans or any Christian African immigrant population such as Ethiopians (18%) or Nigerians (8%). 45% of Nigerians own homes, so do 27% of African-Americans, but only 12% of Somali settlers in America do. Somali ‘exceptionalism’ is not racial or immigrant: it’s cultural.
40.6% of Somalis settlers in Minnesota don’t even have a high school degree. 40% of Somalis have an income at the 200% federal poverty line. 40% of Somali settlers in Minnesota earn below $35,000. Their median household income is $43,600.
This is culture. Not race.
And importing Somalis is demographic replacement for black people in the state.
While Somalis for now form only a small part of the adult population in the state, their offspring represent a sizable part of the underage population with over 42,000 Somali offspring to over 68,000 black children. At this rate, Somalis will outnumber African-Americans in Minnesota.
Why are we bringing in Somalis to replace African-Americans, giving them far more benefits and elevating them to power?
