{"id":2532322,"date":"2026-01-10T12:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somali-dem-senator-still-cant-speak-clear-english-after-20-years-stateside\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:19:23","slug":"somali-dem-senator-still-cant-speak-clear-english-after-20-years-stateside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somali-dem-senator-still-cant-speak-clear-english-after-20-years-stateside\/","title":{"rendered":"Somali Dem Senator Still Can&#8217;t Speak Clear English After 20 Years Stateside"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsomali-dem-senator-still-cant-speak-clear-english-after-20-years-stateside%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2532322&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An article from the Western Journal\/Daily Caller reports on several immigration-related controversies. it describes Oregon state Sen. Kayse Jama speaking at a Portland event-criticizing ICE and telling agents they were not welcome-and characterizes his remarks as delivered in halting English. The piece links ongoing anti-ICE protests to the recent death of 37-year-old Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis during a traffic confrontation. It also highlights large fraud investigations in Minnesota involving mostly Somali defendants: federal prosecutors have charged roughly 85 Somalis in a scheme tied to Feeding Our Future that the article says stole about $350 million, and a YouTuber allegedly documented multiple Somali-run daycare centers that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prominent-title-ix-consultant-accused-of-financial-fraud-in-lawsuit-filed-by-former-employee\/\" title=\"Prominent Title IX Consultant Accused Of Financial Fraud In Lawsuit Filed By Former Employee\">received public funds<\/a> while providing little or no services (citing the example of the Quality &#8220;Learing&#8221; Center). The article notes political reactions-local leaders defending Somali residents-and recalls that President Trump ended Temporary protected Status for many Somalis and has made derogatory remarks about Somalia. The piece is partisan in tone and presents these events and allegations as reported by the outlet.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Oregon state Sen. Kayse Jama is audibly incapable of speaking fluent English despite having moved to the U.S. nearly three decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>Jama spoke at a podium in Portland on Thursday, where he, in broken English, condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement and told them to get out of the city. The state senator moved to the U.S. in 1998, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/Jama\/Pages\/biography.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to his biography.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This [is] Oregon, we do not need you &hellip; you&rsquo;re not welcome and you need to get the hell out of our community,&rdquo; Jama spat out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oregon State Senator Kayse Jama: &ldquo;ICE, you not welcome. Get the hell out!&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ClEOX5feRR\">pic.twitter.com\/ClEOX5feRR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2009454799083946325?\">January 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Anti-ICE sentiment and protests have erupted in major U.S. cities following the death of 37-year-old Renee Good, a Minnesota resident fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Footage showed her maroon Honda SUV blocking a lane where ICE agents were driving, which caused agents to step out of their vehicle and demand that she exit her car. Good then slightly backed up and began accelerating forward, prompting the officer to shoot.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Somalis are at the center of several fraudulent schemes being uncovered across the U.S., particularly in Minnesota, where federal prosecutors have charged 85 Somalis and about a dozen others with stealing over $350 million in taxpayer dollars from Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit that intended to feed low-income children.<\/p>\n<p>YouTuber Nick Shirley exposed 10 Somali daycare centers that appear to not provide any services despite receiving taxpayer funds. The Quality &ldquo;Learing&rdquo; Center, which misspelled the word &ldquo;Learning&rdquo; on their sign, received $1.9 million in 2025 and $4 million in total funding from Minnesota&rsquo;s Child Care Assistance Program. Five of the 10 daycare centers visited by Shirley operated as meal sites for Feeding Our Future, causing them to receive $5 million from the program between 2018 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Quality &ldquo;Learing&rdquo; Center shut its doors on Wednesday and cannot reopen without submitting a new license application.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats and the corporate media have continued defending the Somali population, saying that they are being scapegoated by President Donald Trump and Republicans. While the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fraud made national news<\/a>, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MayorFrey\/status\/1995965411557605839?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1995965411557605839%7Ctwgr%5Ecb60a5d3ba83ce68d6ed97875c2194dcdc174a6c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2026%2F01%2F01%2F10-times-democrats-corporate-media-leaped-to-defend-somalis-despite-massive-fraud-scandals%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> that Somalis are part of the city&rsquo;s community, while Minnesota Lieutenant Gov. Peggy Flanagan appeared on a Somali television station in a hijab.<\/p>\n<p>Trump terminated the federal government&rsquo;s Temporary Protected Status designation for tens of thousands of Somalis in November, which partially shielded them from deportation. He stated that he does not want Somalis in the U.S. and called Somalia a &ldquo;garbage&rdquo; country during a Dec. 8 Cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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