The special report shows that more than half of children who live in homes of Somali born immigrants in Minnesota live in poverty, compared to 8% of children living in homes of native born Minnesotans.

Among Somali born immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for more than a decade, half cannont speak English. The report says that 89% of Somali households receive some form of welfare and 39% don’t have high school diplomas compared to only 8% of the native population.