Show Notes
President Trump on Tuesday delivered blatantly xenophobic public remarks, which included attacking Somali immigrants in Minnesota and calling them “garbage.”
Ernesto Londoño, a reporter based in Minnesota, explains how Somalis became the president’s latest target in his effort to reshape America’s relationship to its immigrant communities.
Guest: Ernesto Londoño, a reporter for The New York Times based in Minnesota.
Background reading:
- Mr. Trump called Somalis “garbage” that he doesn’t want in the country.
- A new ICE operation is said to target Somali migrants in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn.
- Here’s how fraud swamped Minnesota’s social services system on Gov. Tim Walz’s watch.
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