A massive Somali-run welfare fraud scam has drawn nationwide scrutiny toward the ways in which immigrants from the African Muslim nation abuse public benefits in Minnesota.
The community of 80,000 Somalis, largely concentrated in Minneapolis and St. Paul, is infamous for defrauding state programs at disproportionate levels, but even their high overall reliance on welfare is calling their behavior — and their very presence in America — into question.
A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies revealed that 81 percent of Somali immigrant households are using welfare of some kind.
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That includes 54 percent of households on food stamps and 73 percent on Medicaid.
81% of Somali families in Minnesota are on welfare vs 21% of American families pic.twitter.com/fzLOSumE8d
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