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  • Parsing the rhetoric around Minnesota’s Somali child care fraud firestorm

    Parsing the rhetoric around Minnesota’s Somali child care fraud firestorm

    Overview: The spark and the audience A viral video from a conservative influencer alleging widespread fraud at taxpayer-funded child care centers in Minnesota’s Somali community helped ignite a political debate that has persisted for years. While the specifics of any investigation are important, the broader story is a study in how rhetoric surrounding ethnic communities,…