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Available data show Minnesota collects program-level participation and performance measures for immigrant groups (including Somali) in public programs like MFIP and Food Support, but public reporting ...
Data in recent reporting and background profiles show Minnesota hosts by far the largest Somali diaspora in the U.S.—estimates range from roughly 61,000 (ACS-derived profiles) to about 80,000–107,000 ...
Tariffs introduced in 2025 have contributed a measurable bump to U.S. inflation: central estimates put the near-term addition to headline PCE at roughly 0.4–0.5 percentage points (June–August annualiz...
State and federal agencies, university centers and nonprofit data projects publish race- and ethnicity‑disaggregated data on public‑benefit use in Minnesota; key entry points include Minnesota Departm...
Media coverage and economic analyses disagree on the scale of job losses linked to the 2025 tariff spree: many outlets cite manufacturing payroll declines of roughly 37,000–59,000 jobs since April 202...
Tariffs enacted and expanded since April 2025 are empirically linked to a measurable uptick in consumer prices: model-based and empirical work estimates first-round effects ranging from roughly 0.5 to...
Islamic financial principles—most centrally the prohibition on riba (interest)—alter how many Somali Minnesotans can use mainstream mortgages and business loans, creating both barriers to conventional...
Property tax bills in the U.S. rose notably between 2021 and 2024, with multiple national data series and local reports showing increases: LendingTree estimated median property taxes rose 10.4% from 2...
Falling immigration has coincided with mixed labor-market signals in 2025: net international migration (NIM) is estimated to have plunged to about 515,000 in 2025 from 2.2 million in 2024 (San Francis...
Halting immigration has materially reshaped U.S. labor supply: official and academic estimates show net migration falling from roughly 2.2 million in 2024 to near half a million (or even negative in s...
Tariffs raise the prices of imported goods and inputs and — depending on exemptions, corporate behavior, and pass‑through rates — much of that cost can fall on consumers; recent estimates put househol...
Multiple reputable analyses say tariffs implemented in 2025 have raised consumer prices and contributed a measurable share of recent inflation — the St. Louis Fed estimates tariffs explained about 10....