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Rob Finnerty ripped into the leftist media’s attempt to recast recent Somali migration as some ancient strand of “America’s long-standing history,” calling out the spin for what it is: revisionist politics dressed up as compassion. Finnerty’s comments on his Newsmax program struck a nerve because hardworking Americans know that history isn’t a prop to be rearranged for a narrative.
The truth is plain and provable: the major waves of Somali resettlement to the United States are a product of the 1990s civil war and refugee programs that followed, not centuries of integration into early American life. Somalis began arriving in meaningful numbers after 1991, with Minnesota and a handful of other cities becoming focal points for resettlement in the decades since.
Conservatives aren’t denying the human tragedy that produced refugees; we’re objecting to a media class that twists history to justify policies that hollow out our sovereignty. Large-scale Somali admissions ramped up through refugee resettlement programs in the 2000s and 2010s, and those policy choices have consequences for communities that must be managed responsibly.
That’s exactly why the hard questions Finnerty raised matter when scandals surface — like the multiple investigations into alleged fraud and mismanagement connected to programs in Minnesota that have drawn congressional scrutiny. When taxpayer dollars vanish and local systems break down, the public has a right to demand accountability and a policy reset rather than sanctimonious excuses from coastal elites.
We can honor compassion without abandoning common sense: vet refugees rigorously, prioritize assimilation and English language acquisition, and stop treating immigration policy as a moral free pass for political engineering. Historical data on refugee admissions shows big swings tied to policy decisions, and those outcomes should inform a sober, American-first approach to who we admit and why.
Patriots know America’s story is unique and earned through blood, toil, and sacrifice — not rewritten each election cycle by media elites chasing woke applause. If we love our country, we defend its history, secure its borders, and demand immigrants adopt our values rather than the other way around. The Finnerty segment was a reminder that standing up for common-sense borders and honest history is not hateful; it is patriotic.
