I don't like or hate them and I assume many people feel the same way, but the question of whether we should or shouldn't accept them as Somali, is entirely different story.
To be a Somali, at least -I'm talking about bare bones, being extremly lenient and sympathetic to all the mixed kids out there; since its not their choice to be mixed- be a 3 generations purebred Somali; you, your dad and his dad. They way I it should be without leniency be the offspring of 7 consecutive generstions of purebred Somali parents(both mother and father in this case)
They will be sub-Somali. The only thing they're not allowed is to run for an office even a city counselor or lower position. An Ethiopian born in 1990 is 30 years old right now; Last thing I need to worry about that filth running for Somali presidency, and not knowing anything about Somali language/culture because he grew up in the west. That same man in theory can have 3 "purebred" somali generation in our life time.
Then this ties into the idea, our neighbors in the region out number us greatly and many of them are learning/learned our language; if enough of them(say Oromos for example) move into our country as they have been doing for the past decade with varying degrees into various semi autonomous somali regions, wouldn't it be correct to change the country's name, laws, way of life, flag, and identety as a whole to refelct on the now majorty of the country's residence.
And then you have those, who'd say "I'm living in the west woo-hoo, never going to that shit hole country, left the relegion, believes Somalis as a whole is a backward society, blah blah" you have others who would say its fine if an Ethiopian, Oromo or yemeni wants to live with us and become one of us which exacerbates the situation.
The way I see it is choose, you can't have your cake and eat it too.
Somalia belongs to us Somalis and belongs to "Laandhere" alone all the bantus and mixed llive as second class citizens and look at the ground everytime we walk down the street.
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Somalia will welcomes any "muslim" regardless of their nationalty and ethnic background. the country belongs to muslims and will be governed with sharia law. Naturalize them all and make them Somalis. I'm fine with either way.
The worst thing is not know where are we headed. if we did, the answer to this thread's question would be simple.