When we talked about the rise of Somali clan warfare in American politics the other day, admittedly, the evidence was mostly anecdotal. There were a few reports and social media posts claiming that thousands of Somalis in Minneapolis had rejected Omar Fateh, the Somali mayoral candidate, because he belonged to the Darood clan. You see, according to these social media posts, many Somalis in Minneapolis are members of the rival Hawiye clan, and they’d rather abstain — or even vote for Jacob Frey, a white guy — rather than betray their clan’s honor and support Omar Fateh. That’s how deep these clan loyalties supposedly go.
If all of this is true, it may be the clearest sign yet — among many, many others — that all migration from Somalia needs to be terminated immediately. Additionally, Somalia’s “temporary protected status,” which has shielded Somalis from deportation for decades for no discernible reason whatsoever, must be revoked as well. Whatever your position on immigration policy may be, no reasonable person can seriously suggest that we should import full-on tribal warfare to our streets.
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