Republican lawmakers have launched a new group to combat the threat of Sharia law in the United States.
Representatives Chip Roy and Keith Self, both representing Texas, launched the Sharia-Free America Caucus, explaining that Sharia is a “dominating force that is not compatible with the U.S. Constitution.”
“America is facing a threat that directly attacks our Constitution and our Western values: the spread of Sharia law. From Texas to every state in this constitutional republic, instances of Sharia adherents masquerading as ‘refugees’—and in many cases, sleeper cells connected to terrorist organizations—are threatening the American way of life. Those who succumb to this political ideology seek to replace our legal system and Constitution. Under Sharia law, there is no freedom of speech, religion, or women’s rights,” Rep. Roy stated, adding that the nation’s “immigration system must brace to take on this battle, not only to preserve our constitutional republic but to take charge in the spiritual warfare and defend our Judeo-Christian values.”
Rep. Self explained that the “American way of life is under siege by radicals from a culture waging war against our Constitution and Western values,” and went on to discuss that “countries like France and England are on the verge of losing their identity and sovereignty” due to the rise of Sharia ideas.
One of the bills supported by the lawmakers is the “Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act,” which prohibits the entry of foreign nationals who adhere to Sharia law.
“Any alien in the United States found to be an adherent of Sharia law by the Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security, or Attorney General shall have any immigration benefit, immigration relief, or visa revoked, be considered inadmissible or deportable, and shall be removed from the United States,” the bill reads.
