There’s an old saying about the frog in the pot of water. Raise the temperature slowly enough, and he’ll never notice he’s being boiled alive. That’s what’s been happening in Minnesota for years now, and the people who tried to sound the alarm were called bigots for their trouble. ICE has finally moved into Minneapolis to address the violence and fraud plaguing certain communities. Progressives are clutching their pearls, insisting nothing is wrong.

Funny how that works, isn’t it?

They might want to pay attention to what happened at a fried chicken restaurant last week.

The pattern they refuse to see

For years, conservatives have pointed to troubling trends in Minnesota’s Somali community. Reports of welfare fraud. Stories of young men traveling overseas to join terrorist organizations. A culture that—let’s be honest here—has a reputation for piracy, violence, and gunfire that isn’t exactly a secret. Each time these concerns were raised, the response from the left was predictable: accusations of racism, xenophobia, and fearmongering.

But sure, we’re the crazy ones.

Meanwhile, the problems festered. ICE operations in the Twin Cities aren’t happening in a vacuum. They’re a response to documented patterns of criminal activity that local leadership has been too cowardly—or too ideologically blinded—to address.

Then came Coon Rapids.

A gunshot in the bathroom

According to local crime watch reports, a group described as “Somali kids” fired a gun inside the bathroom of a chicken restaurant. As if that weren’t enough, they allegedly tried to steal money from the tip jar on their way out the door. Classy, right? Just another day in what’s becoming an increasingly unrecognizable Minnesota.

The incident didn’t make mainstream news. Apparently a gunshot in a suburban restaurant bathroom is too small to warrant coverage. (Let that sink in for a moment.)

I came across this commentary circulating online, and harsh as it sounds, it’s hard to argue with:

Normal day in Mogadishu, Somalia. You see Somalians with assault rifles and the sounds of gunfire everywhere. Importing any amount of people from Somalia is suicide for your own country.

When gunshots ring out in suburban restaurant bathrooms, maybe it’s time to stop dismissing such observations as mere bigotry.

What conservatives have known all along

Here’s the thing that drives me crazy about all this—none of it is surprising. Not one bit. We’ve been warning about the consequences of unchecked immigration from regions with values fundamentally incompatible with American society. We got called every name in the book for stating the obvious.

And now? Gunfire in a fast-food bathroom. Attempted theft on the way out. An incident too “minor” for the evening news.

How many of these stories go unreported? How many restaurant workers and shop owners have similar tales they’re too afraid to tell?

This isn’t about hating anyone. It’s about protecting American communities and demanding that those who come here respect our laws and our way of life. That’s not xenophobia. That’s common sense.

The frog is starting to notice the water temperature. Let’s hope it’s not too late.

Key Takeaways

• ICE operations in Minneapolis are a direct response to documented patterns of violence and fraud
• A shooting inside a Coon Rapids restaurant went unreported by mainstream media
• Conservatives have long warned about failed immigration policies—this incident proves them right
• Protecting American communities isn’t xenophobia; it’s common sense

Sources: Not the Bee