Posted on 12/30/2025 10:08:45 AM PST by Morgana
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is calling for the deportation of Somalis connected to widespread fraud schemes in Minnesota, including the revocation of US citizenship for naturalized individuals, as federal investigations into the activity continue to expand.
In a statement posted to social media, Emmer said those found to have defrauded American taxpayers should be removed from the country, regardless of immigration status. He said he would support changes to federal law if necessary to make that possible.
“I have three words regarding Somalis who have committed fraud against American taxpayers: Send them home,” Emmer wrote. “If they’re here illegally, deport them immediately; if they’re naturalized citizens, revoke their citizenship and deport them quickly thereafter.”
Emmer added, “If we need to change the law to do that, I will. Our nation will not tolerate those who take advantage of our charity and refuse to assimilate into our culture.”
The comments come amid massive backlash over Minnesota’s handling of apparent fraud involving childcare services and other publicly funded programs. On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that federal authorities are operating on the ground in the state as part of what it described as a “massive investigation” into widespread fraud.
Federal prosecutors earlier this month announced the charges against six additional individuals tied to the schemes, bringing the total number of people charged to 92.
Authorities are examining suspicious billing practices across 14 Medicaid-funded programs. Prosecutors have said a preliminary assessment suggests that more than half of the $18 billion spent on those programs may have been improperly billed or stolen.
Emmer’s position shows a 180 from comments he made a decade earlier. In 2015, Emmer held a town hall in his Minnesota district where residents raised concerns about the rapid growth of the Somali community and their inability or unwillingness to integrate.
Constituents spoke out against the encroachment of Somali culture into their communities. They said that they were concerned that it was happening too fast. Emmer told them this was basically racist and to quiet their worry that the Somalis weren’t assimilating to American life.
Ten years later, he’s demanding they be deported because it turned out that his constituents’ fears were well founded.
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Because Emmer is part of the problem and looked the other way the entire time, until the whole thing blew up.
He needs to be primaried in 2026.
I know people can change their minds, but Tom Emmer was a big supporter of the Somali Immigrants and one time, I wish he would explain himself when people were telling him that importing people from places like Somalia was a bad idea.
Here is an article about his past beliefs that Somalian Immigrants were good thing.
https://www.newsweek.com/tom-emmer-defends-somali-immigrants-resurfaces-online-minnesota-11284508
So now he tries to backpedal to save his a$$? Yep it figures. Too little too late.
Hypocrite Minn House Whip Tom Emmer is singing a different tune.
Emmer once joined then-Democratic Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison (now AG)
<><>the two created the “Congressional Somalia Caucus. “
<><>a joint statement in June 2015, touted Somalis-—“the constituents we represent,”
<><>”Somalia is not a far-off foreign policy issue, it’s a matter of domestic policy and national security.
<><>”We two are committed to advocating on behalf of them”
<><>” ensuring that Somalia creates strong democratic institutions”
<><>”that Somalia provides safety and economic opportunity to its people.”
After 30 years, can we stop referring to them as “immigrants?” They’re “colonizers,” and they’re doing a great job of colonizing what we used to think of as our country.
Invaders.
No sir, ALL of them. Now.
Back in 2015 Emmer’s Constituents spoke out against the
encroachment of Somali culture into their communities.
They said that they were concerned that it was happening too fast.
Emmer told them they were “racists” and they should forget
that the “Somalis weren’t assimilating” into American life.
Emmer: OpportUNist SOB.
Deport them after lengthy prison sentences are carried out. No need to reward them by sending them back to enjoy the $$$ they grifted.
Emmer should be deported with them!
Deported? What a joke. They should be executed. America has become so soft and squishy, it’s pathetic. Democrats REWARD crime, and the Stupid Party stands by and condones their illegal actions.
Emmer is a two faced POS who had done nothing good for the state of the country. You can always count on him to support the wrong thing and lie about it.
How long in office?
10 years, but disregard my comment.
10 years is about the time they are now working more for their personal interests and not their constituents interests.
They ALL have to go.... O’Bozo DUMPED them here!
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