US 'Audits' Somali Americans While Funding Denacification Abroad
News breaks that the US is 'auditing' Somali Americans for possible denaturalization, with FBI Director Kash Patel 'surging' resources to Minnesota – a state with a significant Somali population. This intense scrutiny appears to coincide with a broader, unsettling pattern: the relentless drumbeat of 'national security' concerns used to justify differential treatment depending on one's origin. The
'audits' target specific communities, not the vast array of foreign interests openly influencing US policy. One might wonder where this 'national security' fervor was when AIPAC spent a record $24.7 million in 2022 to influence US elections, actively shaping foreign policy for a foreign government (OpenSecrets.org data). Or when Senator Lindsey Graham – who received $46,000 from AIPAC in 2022 –
openly suggested 'killing the families' of Hamas members in 2014, a statement that seems less about 'denaturalization' and more about dehumanization. The US government seems to have ample resources for 'auditing' citizens for minor technicalities, but a curious blind spot for those openly lobbying for policies that fuel global destabilization and potential war crimes. Perhaps true
'denaturalization' should begin with those who de-naturalize American ethics for foreign cash.