Retiring Guy's Digest: Trump's America: In Nobles County, Minnesota, another influx of immigrants reinforces Don Brink's prejudice

Source: Wikipedia (Nobles County, Worthington)

Immigrant kids fill this town’s schools. Their bus driver is leading the backlash. (Washington Post, 9/22/2019)

24 years later, Don is still grousing. The divide can be felt all over Worthington, where “Minnesota nice” has devolved into “Yes” and “No” window signs, boycotts on businesses and next-door neighbors who no longer speak. A Catholic priest who praised immigrants was booed from the pews and has received death threats.

The driving force behind the defeats has been a handful of white farmers in this Trump-supporting county, including Brink, the bus driver.

Even as he earns a paycheck ferrying undocumented children to and from school, Brink opposes the immigration system that allowed them to come to Worthington.

“Those kids had no business leaving home in the first place,” Brink said. “That’s why we have all these food pantries, because of all these people we are supporting. I have to feed my own kids.”

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:

14.0% - Worthington
14.5% - Nobles County
34.8% - Minnesota

% of population 65 and older:

13.3% - Worthington
16.4% - Nobles County
15.9% - Minnesota

% of population living in poverty:

20.8% - Worthington
12.8% - Nobles County
9.5% - Minnesota

Source: Wikipedia

3rd party votes: 26.4% in 1992, 13.1% in 1996, 7% in 2016

(George Wallace received 4.6% of the vote in 1968)

Original 1/26/2018 post, " Return to Worthington and Nobles County, Minnesota 22 years later", starts here.

Wall Street Journal, October 31, 1995

Source: Wikipedia

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Source: CNN

Meet the 5 white male members of the Nobles County Commissioners.

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