Minnesota Somalis decry money-wire freeze
December 31, 2011 at 4:20 am in Grand Forks Herald
Holding signs with pictures of emaciated children and messages such as “Somalis are starving because of U.S. Bank Policy,” more than 200 people rallied Friday to protest the severing of a cash “lifeline” to Somalia. Cars honked in support as drivers sped past the rally at Minneapolis’ Peavey Park. The demonstration was organized by the Somali American Money Services Association (SAMSA). Protesters called for a legal fix that would allow Somali-owned hawalas, or money-transfer businesses, to start wiring money overseas again. Continue Reading
“Somalis are starving because of U.S. Bank Policy,”
Wrong.
Somalis are starving because of political corruption in-country; because of unfavorable crop-growing conditions, but MOST OF ALL, because *they have more kids than they can afford to feed.*
Birth control would go a long way to relieving the suffering.
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