Trump official says funds will be released āonly when states prove they are being spent legitimatelyā
The changes to US childcare services as part of a response to a viral video, made by a self-described āindependent journalistā and rightwing influencer, that purported to discover massive fraud at daycare centers operated by Somali Americans in Minneapolis.
However, other news outlets have not been able to verify the claims made in the video. Allegations of exploitation of Minnesotaās social safety net have also been extensively covered by local and national news media over the past several years, and prosecutors brought charges over one allegedly massive scheme during the Biden administration.
In recent weeks, Trump has intensified his xenophobic attacks on Somali Americans, including his long-running nemesis Ilhan Omar, a representative from Minnesota who is Somali American and came to the US as a refugee. He has said that Omar is āgarbageā and said Somalia is āno good for a reasonā.
The statistics show that youāre mostly wrong. Yes of course some births will continue, but the birth rate has dropped and will continue to do so. Just look at Japan or South Korea to see how it looks.
But Generation Beta in the US will still be large enough to exceed Minimum Viable Population. And as a last resort, more young people can be shipped in.