What's your response? Directly to him. He's wrong and we want them here. Somali people have been an extraordinary benefit. I'll say it again. Somali people have been a benefit to our city for longer than I have been in our city. They have started businesses and created jobs. They have added to the cultural fabric of what Minneapolis is. They were welcoming to me when I first came out to Minneapolis. (32:56–33:04)
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Asserts that Somali people have positively contributed to Minneapolis for a long time.
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