Somalia has given the world so much: Captain Phillips, political instability, Ilhan Omar, an abyss for billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to fall into, and food without forks. It’s no wonder that hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees flee to the United States in search of a better life. But why Minnesota? What is it about the Land of 10,000 Lakes that appeals to these eastern African Muslims? Midwestern charm and hospitality.
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Of course, people feel welcomed, unless they’re the kind of people who enjoy freedom, life, prosperity, and sanity. To people coming from a pirate-infested, impoverished, civil war-torn country like Somalia, Minnesota’s democratic ways are paradise, and there’s snow!
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