Say What? Homeland Security Gives ‘Pause’ to Dem Rep’s Call to Help ‘Our Country of Somalia’

Say what? Homeland Security gives ‘pause’ to Dem Rep’s call to help ‘our country of Somalia’

The Department of Homeland Security highlighted Maine state Rep. Deqa Dhalac (D), commenting on her goal of helping “our country of Somalia.” A Somali refugee who came […]

Say what? Homeland Security gives 'pause' to Dem Rep's call to help 'our country of Somalia' · American Wire News

The Department of Homeland Security highlighted Maine state Rep. Deqa Dhalac (D), commenting on her goal of helping “our country of Somalia.” A Somali refugee who came to America in 1992 when she married a Somali businessman in Atlanta, Dhalac’s remarks draw into question the concept of assimilation. “How can the politics in Somalia resonate with what we have here in the United States, the democracy that we have?” Dhalac asked. “How can you help…