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

Published | Video Starts at 00:27

The Tip of the Iceberg when the news broke about the level of child care service fraud in by Somali nationals in Minnesota, the American people were rightly shocked and outraged. The loss to the federal government, meaning the loss to American taxpayers, is estimated to be at $9 billion or more [due to child care service fraud by Somali nationals in Minnesota]. That estimate only covers what the US government has discovered in one state, the state of Minnesota. (00:27–00:36)

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