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Jan 25, 2026

How have Minnesota agencies and researchers validated or challenged the CIS welfare‑use estimates for Somali households?

published a high-profile analysis asserting that roughly in Minnesota use some form of welfare, with 54 percent on food stamps and 73 percent on Medicaid, and that nearly 90 percent of Somali househol...

Jan 10, 2026

What methodology did the CIS use to identify Somali-headed households in its Minnesota welfare analysis, and how do independent researchers evaluate that method?

The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) identifies "Somali-headed" or "Somali immigrant" households in its Minnesota welfare analysis by using ten years of American Community Survey (ACS) data (2014–...