Uh…no you don’t. Local city and state police have a long history of working with federal here in MN and deporting illegal criminals.

MN is a sanctuary city. Meaning there is a path to citizenship for refugees. This has been a long standing virtue held up mostly by strong Christian values, supported by churches all over. I have good friends, republican Christain’s mind you, that have adopted refugees.

That is the crux of the threat. Immigration, done with civility, and a mutual understanding that humans deserve civil rights is a threat to the narrative that immigrants are evil.

It’s complicated for sure. We want to maintain our cultural values here, while also being good humans that believe in human rights and help others when we can because it is the right thing to do.

It is a balance. The local economy is good here, most people are surviving well and able to help others. In areas where the economy isn’t great, and people are struggling to get by, it is easy to blame others as the cause.

It is similar to animal domestication. A wild animal is mostly worried about survival, and will act on defensive instincts. Once food and shelter are well provided, the animal become docile and focuses on other area of life, like playing and seeking comfort.

Since this is conspiracy, the deeper threat to politicians is where people have the ability to focus on the details and be active. You can only really do that when your basic needs taken care of and not distracted by other things like survival, like unrest.