Well, maybe not literally, but certainly figuratively. The Bantu are polygamous native tribes that practice, among other things, female genital mutilation. As for how their IQ level will help them adjust to life in America, Shasha Chanoff of the International Organization for Migration says "Do not assume they can open a door just because it has a doorknob." Welcome to the land of rocket science... This Bantu "bulletin", which came via Thomas Allen writing in Vdare, and from which I have culled the pertinent facts, goes on to explain other complications of "forced culture mixing"; and also describes the slip-and-slide tactics of U.S Senator, Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), who does more fence-sitting on this issue than a cordon of crows. First about the natives. Under a 1997 UN agreement, the Somali Bantu were to settle in Mozambique, but their homeland said uh uh, no way. So the Bantu refugees are coming here, which could easily cost the American taxpayers billions of dollars---first for the transference, then for the special, ongoing needs of indigenous people integrating into a strange, modern society. Obviously, there our also health concerns. Although the Somali Bantu have a lower HIV rate than most African natives, it is still three times higher than in the United States. There are also SomaliaParasitic diseases which will be harder (and costlier) to diagnose and treat here because these diseases are not endemic to the U.S. Now for Senator Sam Brownback. His hedge-hopping is especially germane to this article for two reasons: first, because of his dual sponsorship with Sen. Patrick Leahy, of the HAVE SPEARS, WILL TRAVEL SOMALI NATIVES INVADE AMERICA By: Jim Moore Try as I might, I just can't figure out what bringing 12,000 Somali Bantu natives to towns in Kansas, Massachusetts, and Maine will do for either the states or Somalia,. Or America, for that matter. And I'm not talking here about a quasi-civilized race of people who no longer run around naked. I'm taking about bush natives who still eat with their fingers. Home Page Two News Portal Forum Stoc HAVE SPEARS, WILL TRAVEL SOMALI NATIVE INVADE AMERIC By: Jim Moore Try as I might, I just can't figure out what bringing 12,000 Som Bantu natives to town in Kansas, Massachusetts, and Maine will do for eithe the states or Somalia Or America, for that matter. Refugee Protection Act. And second, because his flip-flops on the issue makes one wonder what this Senator knows about the immigration business. Here are some of Senator Brownback's flips and flops: Flip: "I never requested 10,000 Bantu to be placed in Kansas. That's a huge population for a state of our size," Flop: "I don't think we're providing the example to the world we should. We need to be willing to step forward as an example." Flip: "I oppose any settlement of Somalia Bantu refugees in the State of Kansas. Our office has contacted the Department of State asking them to not resettle any Somali Bantus in Kansas. Simply put, this should not occur." He also went flop-flip. When asked about his support for Sudenese refugees previously resettled in Kansas, Senator Brownback said: "They know English. They're very pro- American." The Bantu, on the other hand, "would not work well in Kansas", he said. But the troubling bottom line of this whole crazy scenario is not just America's towns and cities being invaded by native tribes which, because of their primitive culture and customs, are upsetting our social structure and ethnic makeup. It's also because their dependence on government hand-outs is draining our economy. And because their aboriginal nature inadvertently lowers the standard by which America's progress is maintained. Teaching old dogs new tricks would be easier. If this sounds hard-nosed, let's face it, with their foot now firmly in the door, and Senator Brownback demanding their entry, more than 900,000 Somali Bantu may soon be infiltrating an America that was doing just fine without them. Unless we can get Senator Flip-Flop to change his mind again