Incoming Texas Republican backs halting immigration and warns about Sharia law
Rep.-elect Jace Yarbrough, who takes office Jan. 3, also says he would support repealing the 1965 Hart-Celler Act.
Jace Yarbrough, a Republican from Texas who is set to enter Congress on Jan. 3, told Fox News Digital he wants to sharply restrict immigration. He said he would favor stopping immigration altogether for a time, and he argued that the U.S. is admitting too many immigrants.
He said he would support repealing the 1965 Hart-Celler Act, which ended the national-origins quota system. Asked whether he backed restoring national-origin quotas, he instead called for a merit-based system. He noted that most green cards are currently issued through family-based immigration.
Yarbrough also voiced concern about the spread of Sharia law, which he said was "completely incompatible" with American values. He pointed to a lawsuit filed last year by the East Plano Islamic Center, a North Texas mosque near his district, against a Baptist ministry over street preaching. He also said he doubts the incoming Democratic majorities in both chambers will work with him.
Key points
- Yarbrough, a Texas Republican, takes office in Congress on Jan. 3.
- He backs a temporary halt to immigration and repealing the 1965 Hart-Celler Act.
- He favors a merit-based system and criticized Sharia law's role in American life.
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