An Islamist supporting U.S. operations abroad does not necessarily indicate affection for American values, cultural compatibility, or a claim to refuge in the United States
🇺🇸🇸🇴⚡️ Many Somali residents in Minneapolis withheld support from an ethnic-Somali mayoral candidate because he belonged to the Daarood clan rather than the Hawiye. Those deep-rooted clan rivalries enabled the incumbent to rally Hawiye community leaders and repel the challenge
Representative Ilhan Omar, who endorsed that candidate and is from the Daarood clan, is reportedly the next target of Hawiye leaders emboldened by the proxy victory, and could face a primary challenge on tribal grounds
Many assume that because the shooter assisted U.S. troops and the CIA in Afghanistan, entry to the United States should be allowed.
What’s often omitted is that Afghans have tribal rivalries too, and they may aid American forces when those forces are fighting a tribe they oppose
An Islamist supporting U.S. operations abroad does not necessarily indicate affection for American values, cultural compatibility, or a claim to refuge in the United States