Victor Davis Hanson: COVID-19-Era Grants Show How Identity Politics Can Shield Corruption

There’s a big discussion taking place in this country about immigration, and “one of the themes has been whether a person came legally or illegally,” and what their attitude toward the country they came to is.

A U.S. federal attorney recently uncovered fraud occurring in Minnesota where fraudsters in the Somali community there stole billions of dollars from American taxpayers over a period of years, and the state government did nothing to stop it.

“ There were a variety of state and local laws that were violated, but there were no prosecutions. Gov. Walz cannot explain why the feds had to step in and why he never even investigated this until the media and the Trump administration drew his attention to it. [Minnesota Attorney General] Keith Ellison allegedly has talked about expecting campaign contributions from the Somali community in some kind of quid pro quo fashion,” argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

00:00 COVID-19 Fraud in Minnesota's Somali Community

01:01 Immigration and Gratitude Debate

04:07 Ilhan Omar's Controversial Actions

06:38 Financial Discrepancies and Allegations

07:48 Concluding Thoughts on Immigration and Gratitude

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