Shirley: 81% of Minnesota's Somali population receives state welfare
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Independent journalist Nick Shirley discusses his viral investigation into entitlement and daycare fraud in Minnesota.
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“That's why 81% of the population, Somali population side of Minnesota is on welfare”
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