Jacob Frey: “Somali people have started businesses and created jobs.”

“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 Somali people 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.” (32:51–32:55)

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