Because when they came to the USA, they sent out scouts all over the country to find out where they could get the best welfare.
Lewiston - Auburn, Maine, and Portland, Maine were it.
Lewiston-Auburn is now Somalia, USA.
John Baldacci, a previous RAT governor, was responsible for the welfare goodies for “refugees.”
The current conservative governor, Paul LePage, reigned in much of those freebies.
Maine was once a sanctuary state. Within days of taking office in January 2011, LePage ended that.
“Because when they (Somalis) came to the USA, they sent out scouts all over the country to find out where they could get the best welfare.”
I sat next to a Somali on an international flight and talked to him for a few hours (he lived in Sweden). Your assessment, in general, was borne out by what he said.
Somalia may be poor and undeveloped, but cell phones are widespread. They compare notes on the experiences of Somali immigrants all over the world, and discuss endlessly where the best prospects are.
It is perhaps the single most popular career choice for young men (to become and immigrant or refugee), and they give it the full attention/consideration that any young man would when considering his best path in life. Successful immigrant/refugees are the most economically successful role models they have, who don’t carry guns professionally.
Isn’t Lepage doing what he can to dismantle the welfare state up there? I realize the “refugees” get whatever they want, but I would think and HOPE, that he’s making life uncomfortable for them up there, with the intention that they’ll move to Minneapolis.