The Problem with Immigrating Somalians
This is why Rep. Brandon Gill wants immigration from Somalis stopped.
Somalis rank among the most welfare-dependent groups in the United States, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, and Sweden.
Six countries. Same result. Every single time.
This is a pattern, and American taxpayers are paying for it.
81% of Somali immigrant households receive welfare. Even after being in the US for 10 years or longer, 78% are still on welfare. For native households, that number is 21%.
They aren’t living the American dream. They are getting free stuff. And we are all paying for it.
Moreover, mass Somali immigration is making our communities less safe. According to researchers writing in City Journal, Somali immigrant men have an incarceration rate more than twice that of men born in the United States.
An immigration system that endangers our own people is one that needs thorough reform.
Last week, my Task Force held its first hearing on Ohio’s Medicaid fraud scandal. I asked a Democrat State Senator one question:
“Has Somali immigration been good for Ohio?”
She said my question almost brought her to tears because of the hateful rhetoric.
Democrats don’t have an argument against the facts, so they attack the people who find them.
Luke Rosiak testified that 100% of the suspect Medicaid fraud companies he investigated had Somali, Bhutanese, or other African origin names. 100%.
The facts are clear: mass Somali immigration has been a catastrophic failure for American taxpayers, American communities, and American safety.
That is exactly why I introduced legislation to ban immigration from Somalia.
Somalis rank among the most welfare-dependent groups in the United States, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, and Sweden.
Six countries. Same result. Every single time.
This is a pattern, and American taxpayers are paying for it.
81% of Somali immigrant households… pic.twitter.com/cBNgkLDoId
— Congressman Brandon Gill (@RepBrandonGill) June 11, 2026
Here is data from Denmark.
Denmark did a study of crime based on country of origin…
Congratulations to Somalia 🥳
It seems Somali crime transcends continents… pic.twitter.com/ngmhrTOv7u
— Illuminati112358 (@DaVinci132134) June 12, 2026