The good people of Minnesota have suffered a lot of political blows recently. It seems that living in a state that elected a governor from the wrong political party has consequences.

President Donald Trump’s government certainly didn’t hesitate to swamp Minneapolis with thousands of ICE agents to underscore the large Somalian population in that city. Apparently, illegal immigration is a bigger problem in Minnesota than in Texas. Who knew?

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To add insult to injury, the fraud scandal involving some members of the Somali community continues to spiral. It’s hard to tell hype from reality in the claims that taxpayers have been defrauded by as much as $9 billion, but clearly, there was an organized effort to steal COVID-era relief funds.

Back in 2021, a multi-million-dollar fraud on federally funded COVID relief programs........

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