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Ami Horowitz’s recent appearance on Carl Higbie FRONTLINE and the accompanying street footage have jolted Americans awake to what many conservatives have been warning about for years: the intersection of radical Islamist sentiment and organized fraud inside Minnesota’s Somali enclaves. Federal scrutiny is now sweeping in after allegations that taxpayer dollars and social-service programs were exploited and, in some instances, funneled overseas. The U.S. Treasury has announced an investigation into claims that misdirected Minnesota funds may have reached extremist groups, underscoring that this is no longer just a talking point but a national security concern.
The Horowitz video itself shows individuals on Minneapolis streets saying they would prefer Sharia customs over the U.S. Constitution, and at least a few interviewees openly defended practices Americans rightly find abhorrent. Whether those on camera represent the entire community or a vocal minority, the footage is alarming and demands straightforward answers from local leaders who have too often waved away uncomfortable truths. Journalists and lawmakers who pretend these candid street interviews are irrelevant are choosing ideology over public safety.
Meanwhile, federal authorities are reportedly preparing enforcement actions aimed at foreign nationals in the Twin Cities with unresolved immigration cases, a move prompted by mounting evidence of criminal networks exploiting immigration and welfare systems. Local officials have rushed to criticize the operations, but their reflexive defense of the status quo smells of political expediency when so many taxpayers are on the hook for massive losses. If communities want trust and cooperation with law enforcement, they must first insist on accountability for those who abuse public benefits and exploit vulnerable people.
The fraud isn’t theoretical. Investigations into schemes like Feeding Our Future and other pandemic-era rip-offs exposed organized, sophisticated scams that drained billions from state programs, and reporting has traced some flows of money through informal remittance systems that can end up in unstable regions. Conservative patriots have long warned that lax oversight plus multicultural appeasement creates blind spots where criminals and extremist financiers can operate. Minnesotans deserve to know whether public funds were abused and whether any of that money ultimately aided hostile actors abroad.
The political class’s reaction has been pitifully predictable: progressives shout “racism” and cry for restraint while Democrats in power dodge responsibility for oversight failures. Meanwhile, the administration’s moves on immigration policy, including steps to end Temporary Protected Status for some Somali nationals, reflect a growing recognition that policy must follow reality and protect American citizens first. Hard choices are inevitable when national security and the integrity of our welfare systems are at stake, and leaders must choose the security of the nation over the optics of being called intolerant.
Conservatives should be clear-eyed: criticizing Islamist radicalism and prosecuting fraud are not attacks on an entire people or on lawful, hardworking immigrants who embrace American values. We must demand vigorous investigations, prosecutions where warranted, and systemic reforms—stronger audits, tighter remittance monitoring, and immigration enforcement that targets criminals, not communities. If Minnesota’s politicians continue to put political correctness ahead of public safety, hardworking Americans will rightly demand change at the ballot box and in the courts.
