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Chip Roy launches the Mamdani Act to punish immigrants for ideology—including socialism and Marxism
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In the 1950s, a little-known junior senator from Wisconsin led an intense anti-communist line of questioning of fellow Congress members, well-known celebrities, immigrants, and labor unions.
Key facts
- The acronym references Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist who was sworn in as New York City’s mayor on Jan
- In November, he introduced the PAUSE Act, which would freeze nearly all immigration to the United States
- Chip Roy introduced the Mamdani Act this week, he may not have been thinking of McCarthyism, but he was making a direct reference to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
- Among the organizations are the Socialist Party of the United States, the Democratic Socialists of America, foreign or state-level socialist parties, successors or predecessors, and any
Summary
Chip Roy introduced the Mamdani Act this week, he may not have been thinking of McCarthyism, but he was making a direct reference to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. “Why do we continue to import people who hate us?” the Texas representative said in a press release. “By targeting the Red-Green Alliance, this legislation deploys new tools to fight back against the Marxist and Islamist advance that has devastated Europe and has now arrived on our doorstep, especially in my home state of Texas,” the statement continued. The acronym references Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist who was sworn in as New York City’s mayor on Jan. 1 and became the city’s first Muslim mayor, first mayor of South Asian descent, and first mayor born in Africa.