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Updated: January 27, 2026 @ 7:27 pm
Editor,
This week, the president announced an immigration crackdown on Somali residents in Minnesota, a state that has the largest Somali community in the nation. The president stated that “they contribute nothing to our country” and went on to refer to them as “garbage.”
I had visited Minnesota on a few occasions and often interacted with Somali-born residents who worked in the service industry (hotels, restaurants, transportation etc.). I remember a cab ride I shared with a Somali driver who had immigrated to the United States with his young family, looking for a better life. He was enrolled in school and taking English lessons to better assimilate in our culture. His appreciation for having the opportunity to live and work in the United States was clearly evident … a person who just wanted the best for himself and his family.
Hardly the “garbage” that the president was referring to.
Al Comolli
Millbrae
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(7) comments
Interesting to note that now even the NYT is reporting on the massive fraud perpetrated by the Somali community in Minnesota. It has been explained that many Somalis do not care to, and do not need to, assimilate and have preferred to bring their culture with them. Among other cultural attributes, according to those sources, many Somalis view graft, fraud, bribes, blackmail, and political favors as par for the course. The governor and the mayor of Twin Cities are apparently aware but need the Somali vote to stay in power. Deportations should be a high priority and targeted indictments are already in play. If anyone is surprised, the Somali community was purposely planted in a lily white State by Obama.
Hilarious. Mr. Comolli infers that one Somali driver represents all Somalis. Sorry, Mr. Comolli, one person out of 100,000 doesn't reflect the other 99,999. If I follow your example, if I met a single Trump supporter who represents the salt of the earth, does that mean all Trump supporters are the same? Hardly the names Democrats call them. If I met a single Democrat supporter with Trump Derangement Syndrome does that mean all Democrats have TDS? Although I’d add that this is closer to the truth for the majority of our so-called Democrat leaders who put the welfare of criminals and terrorists over the American people because “orange man bad.”
Curious, what percentage of the 100,000 are garbage in your opinion?
Steve - on an individual basis, many are likely good people but are stuck in the maelstrom of intentional criminals. If you knew anything about ethnic adherence, you would understand that many just need to tow the line or else they would lose their viable existence. A recent example is the spouse of the criminal creepy "Maryland father", against whom she had filed several domestic abuse cases. Under pressure from her 'community' she suddenly became the victim of our deportation system, not the victim of her abusive husband. I may not agree with Trump's description, but clearly many of these Somalians have zero regard for our law and order system, or the values that most Americans savor. That the mayor and the Governor are into it, is truly despicable. Aren't we fortunate for yet another reason that Kamala lost? With her as president, nothing like this would have surfaced.
Thanks for your response, steve.claesson. Answer to your question: whichever percentage is covered by our (yes, our) great President Trump’s description of them (sorry, I can’t cut/paste due the sensitive nature of his description – but you can easily look find it). Perhaps to help with the effort of filtering the masses, you could provide a database of all 100,000 and Homeland Security can vet them (since Biden didn’t) to determine which category they fall in and whether they should be deported and/or prosecuted.
Your turn… I'm curious. Please explain why Democrats are putting the welfare of criminals and terrorists over the American people. If that’s too difficult, please explain why Democrats put the welfare of men in society over that of women. You know, like in athletic competitions or safe spaces in gyms and bathrooms. Thank you for your attention to these matters.
Well, I'm not a democrat so I won't do their bidding. But, I'd like to to think of myself as a decent person and think it's sad when our president and his cult dehumanize people based on the color of their skin. We're better than that. Or we SHOULD be better than that.
Thanks for your response, steve.claesson. The fact you claim to not be a Democrat is more reason for you to respond to my requests for explanation. We know Democrats are afraid to. You say we should be better than that but how come we weren’t better than that when Crooked Hillary called Trump supporters “deplorables”? Or how come we weren’t better than that when Treasonous Biden called Trump supporters “garbage”? How come we’re not better than that when Democrats call Trump and law enforcement names of people or organizations we fought against in WWII? We will never be better than that if Democrats keep lowering the bar. Don't be surprised when the other side joins the game. It's only fair.
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