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Ted Cruz: “81% of Somali immigrants are on welfare.”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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How is it that we have been funding billions of dollars of daycare for Somali immigrants in Minnesota, 81% of which according to Gemini, are on welfare. Now get this. Listen to that fact again. 81% of Somali immigrants are on welfare. Ackman continues, in other words, if mom and dad don't work, why the need for childcare? Perhaps you could say the welfare statistics include some subsidies for working parents. (17:10–17:14)

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