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John Cornyn: “Governor Waltz and Mayor Fry not only were aware of the…”

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Cornyn Chairs Hearing on Immigration Fraud Nationwide in the Wake of Somali Crime Schemes

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That estimate only covers what the US government has discovered in one state, the state of Minnesota. There are also credible allegations that the Minnesota government knew about the fraud as early as 2011 and that Governor Waltz and Mayor Fry not only were aware of the fraud as early as 2018 or 2019, but did nothing to stop it. Some of the individuals involved in the recent Minnesota fraud scandal were US Citizens of Somali descent, but there were also some Somali nationals who were not U.S. citizens. (00:53–01:03)

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Asserts that Governor Waltz and Mayor Fry were aware of the fraud by 2018 or 2019 and did nothing to stop it.

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