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MARSHALL -- Minnesota governor candidate Phillip Parrish says he's standing up to preserve "Rural Minnesota's American matrix."
With his "the buck stops here" attitude, Parrish made a campaign stop at Mike’s Cafe on Friday. He talked about being a governor with backbone to stop uncensored immigration from changing the moral fiber of our communities.
"When you look at the terrible things happening to people, it makes you so overwhelmed," he said. "A lot of people are so overwhelmed they just go into their office and shut the door, but it makes me want to do something about it.
Lisa Dallenbach of Walnut Grove asked Parrish about open enrollment and refugees coming into town and taking all the benefits from the town and county.
"Refugees exploiting our social benefits isn't just about refugee resettlement," Parrish said. "There's a lot more to it. They're targeting these locations on purpose. There's no reason to select these location except to destabilize that area's matrix."
He used the illustration of nobody standing up to do something about a neighbor who abuses his family.
"The governor and the legislators have the power to stop this stuff, but they don't have the personal fortitude to actually stand up and do it," Parrish said. "Tim Pawlenty knew about this in his first term, but didn't do anything about it. We cannot stand by and watch it happen because it's causing our citizens harm.
We have to stop the unhealthy environment."
Parrish promised to support agriculture, broadband infrastructure and modernizing transportation .
"I am not a politician," Parrish said. "I am a Naval Intelligence officer, teacher, principal and family man. It's time for leadership for the people of Minnesota -- not for the establishment.
"I am opposed to how the immigration/relocation programs have taken advantage of our Minnesota Nice, enabling violent, abusive and ill-intended people into our state through multiple volunteer agencies," Parish said. "Under my administration, Minnesotans will no longer fund immigration/relocation programs of refugee through these social programs.
"No longer will we be exploited for our loving, kind and generous nature," Parrish said.
"To this day, I'm still Lt. Commander with the U.S. Navy," Parrish said. "I've spoken to people with a couple of stars on their shoulders. I specialize in affairs in foreign policy and work to understand relations with foreign countries: who, what, where and why people are up too."