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Ted Cruz: “The Somali community sends billions every year back to…”

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Somalis have invaded the state of Minnesota. It's how you elect Ilhan Omar, who actively is anti American, racist, radical, embraces and supports radical Islamic terrorists. And The Somali community sends billions every year back to Somalia. And millions of that money sent back ends up directly in the pockets in the coffers of Al Shabaab. And it is the Minnesota state taxpayers. So we detailed this on Monday how welfare fraud, fraudulent collection of welfare payments, an entire welfare system set up seemingly on the … (30:05–30:20)

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Asserts that money sent from Minnesota's Somali community to Somalia funds Al Shabaab.

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