Remittances are the money they SEND back home to family, NOT funds they receive from the government, you fucking idiot.![]()
How much foreign aid does the US provide to Somalia? | USAFacts
About $1.18 billion in aid was promised for fiscal year (FY) 2023, the most recent fully-reported year. Another $745.3 million has been reported for FY 2024 and $136.9 million for FY 2025.usafacts.org
During the Biden administration, aid to Somalia skyrocketed to over $1 billion a year.
Illegal Somali immigration to the US adds over another $1.7 billion a year
An estimated 40% of Somali households receive remittances, with the funds typically used to cover day-to-day expenses, school fees, and emergencies. In 2023 alone, Somalis abroad sent home $1.7 billion – more than the Somali government's budget for that year, and the $1.1 billion funding received by international aid agencies.
And, yes, most Somalis in the US are here illegally.
Nearly half of all immigrants in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Twin Cities were found to have committed some form of immigration fraud during a recent sweep by authorities with the Department of Homeland Security, officials revealed Tuesday.
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Bombshell DHS sweep in Minneapolis-St. Paul finds 50% of immigrants had committed immigration fraud
USCIS visited 1,000 homes across Minneapolis and St. Paul in the last two weeks and found “nearly 50%” of inhabitants were engaged in some form of immigration fraud.nypost.com