Incoming GOP congressman backs halting all immigration to US, warns about Sharia law in Texas
3 with an agenda to sharply restrict immigration and preserve what he describes as the "Christian heritage" of the United States, though he doubts the incoming Democratic majorities in both chambers will be willing to work with him.
Key points
- In an interview with Fox News Digital, Yarbrough repeatedly denounced mass migration and said he'd be in favor of "stopping immigration altogether for a time because of how insane this has gotten." He argued the U.S.
- He also said he'd support repealing the 1965 Hart-Celler Act, which abolished the national-origins quota system that favored immigrants from Northern and Western Europe while severely restricting immigration from Asia, Africa and other parts of the world.
- AMERICA SAW THE BLUE WAVE COMING — BUT DRASTICALLY UNDERESTIMATED THE EXTENT OF THE DEM TSUNAMI The EPIC mosque is located near Texas' 32nd Congressional District, which Yarbrough will be representing in Congress.
'AMERICA FIRST' IMMIGRATION OVERHAUL BILL WOULD CODIFY TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PROMISES ONCE AND FOR ALL Asked whether he supported restoring national-origin quotas, Yarbrough instead advocated for a merit-based immigration system.
Additional details
- 2025, the mosque sued Testimonies of God, a Texas-based Baptist ministry, alleging that its members used microphones and bullhorns to disrupt Friday prayer services in violation of the city's noise ordinance.
- is to fight for us and be unapologetic about the richness of our history." When asked to provide examples of what he has previously described as the "Islamification of Texas," Yarbrough pointed to a lawsuit filed last year by the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), a North Texas mosque.
- DEM WINS TRUMP-TARGETED TEXAS DISTRICT IN REBUKE OF REPUBLICAN REDISTRICTING SHAKEUP He did acknowledge that some of his younger constituents were upset over the Iran war, with some of them expressing frustration that the….
- A judge dismissed EPIC's lawsuit in March under Texas' anti-SLAPP law, but the mosque appealed, and the case remains pending.
- Greg Abbott, who repeatedly accused the mosque of attempting to establish a community governed by Sharia law.
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