#Minnesota is home to the largest diaspora of #Somalis in the world, a community whose members began migrating to the state in large numbers as the East African nation descended into civil war in the mid-1990s. Immigrant activists & local ofcls say that the vast majority of Minnesotans w/ Somali roots are #US #citizens or #legal permanent residents.
Nationally, about 73% of Somali #immigrants are naturalized US citizens, acc/to the Census Bureau.
When asked by a reporter on Thursday what #Somalis had to do with the accused Afghan shooter in DC, #Trump said, “Ah, nothing. But Somalis have caused a lot of trouble.”
Since his first term, Trump has attacked Somalis in derogatory, #xenophobic terms.
#law #immigration #DueProcess #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy