Somali Power Surge Raises the Question Minnesota Avoids: Where's the Assimilation?

David Marcus, Nikolas Lanum - Opinion : Dec 11, 2025
Fox News

(Minnesota) — [FoxNews.com] ...In the wake of a massive fraud scandal in which perhaps as much as a billion dollars intended to feed hungry kids was allegedly stolen by organizations with very close ties to the Somali community, local residents are starting to feel mounting frustration. ... The Somali community and its leaders, such as Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-MN, have a choice to make: either they can assimilate as so many other groups have before them—and take their place in state and federal politics—or they can stay isolated. What cannot be allowed to continue is for this community to exert political pressure on the rest of the country while simultaneously claiming any oversight of that influence is bigoted... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read this article. (Screengrab image: via Fox News)