Not a huge shock for most followers of Refugee Resettlement Watch, but good to see that the citizens of Minnesota are being given the hard facts so that they can decide what will be best for their families going forward.
Minnesota continues to grow more diverse, according to population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday.
The latest data showed that populations of people of color have increased faster in Minnesota than the rest of the nation since 2010. Meanwhile, the state’s white population growth remained relatively stagnant.
The change can be seen in the ethnic communities emerging around St. Paul; in the expansion of organizations such as the Karen Organization of Minnesota and the Hmong American Partnership; and in St. Paul Public Schools, where in 2010 district families spoke 77 different languages at home — that stood at 128 languages in 2017.
Janna Johnson, an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs who studies minority populations, said the latest numbers likely don’t tell the entire story. Minority populations tend to be undercounted, meaning Minnesota’s is likely even larger, she said. [Why? Because minorities don’t answer census questions or simply hide.—-ed]
No need to learn English, just go to Minnesota and keep speaking Somali!
Mohamad SheikOmer, who started the Somali-Oromo Peace Task Force in St. Paul, has noticed the uptick in diversity since he moved to Minnesota. SheikOmer, who has a wife and seven children, moved from Ethiopia to Maryland in April 2014, then St. Paul three months later.
He relocated his family to Minnesota because there are more opportunities, noting for example it’s much easier to find people who speak Somali in St. Paul than in Maryland.
“We can help each other at work,how to get benefits, how to get schooling,” SheikOmer said.
More here.
“Benefits” is, of course, a big reason refugees are migrating to Minnesota and a good reason Minnesota was chosen as a prime resettlement site more than thirty years ago by the US State Department and its contractors (Catholic Charities, Lutheran Immigration, and World Relief) for Somali resettlement.
Just a few days ago I told readers how many Somalis have been resettled in the US under the UN/US Refugee Admissions Programsince the early 1980’s, here.
Don’t miss this post: You are old and we are taking over!
Tomorrow, June 20th, is World Refugee Day created by the United Nations in the year 2000.
Each year since, it has served as a media hook for reports and glowing stories about refugee contributions to America. (The Left is so good at creating propaganda opportunities!) But, for Lewiston, Maine this week, the word ‘refugee’ is not a happy word.
Last week someone asked me to have a look at the numbers of Somalis admitted to the US since 9/11. Minnesota is the most ‘welcoming’ state!
It so happens that the US State Department site, Refugee Processing Center(Wrapsnet) has the data very nicely organized since 2002, so the request was pretty easy to accomplish. However, prior to that year, one must pour over ORR Annual Reports to pull the numbers together. In 2008, I wrote this post(updated too) and showed you what I found at those Annual Reports. Here are the Somali refugee admissions from 1983-2002. Remember! These are only the direct refugee admissions and do not include Temporary Protected Status holders, successful asylum seekers who appeared at our borders, illegal entrants, or the family members brought in throughout the years.
And, if you are thinking this doesn’t seem high enough, remember there have been 35 years of population growth! Continue reading “How many Somali refugees has the US admitted since 1983?”→
We told you recently that roving gangs of Somali ‘children’ and teens were terrorizing park goers in the Somali capital of New England,see here.
Now someone is dead. Donald Giusti died after a Somali refugee ‘youth’ smashed in his head with a brick.
Here is the brief article from the Lewiston Sun Journalthat hints at a racial component but incredibly never mentions the ‘S’ word—Somali. (Hat tip: Maine First)
Lewiston man dies from injuries sustained in Tuesday night fight
