Pause immigration and change immigration programs

Chip Roy urged Republican colleagues to pass the PAUSE Act and pause all immigration until, as he put it, the country has a handle on its population and abuses of the system. He also called for pausing H-1B visas and repealing or overhauling that program, ending the Diversity Visa Lottery and chain migration, and expanding denaturalization powers. His broader immigration priorities include ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens and non-citizen foreign nationals, restricting certain public benefits for illegal aliens, and changing asylum and parole policies.

Context: The letter does not define how long the proposed immigration pause would last or specify the conditions for ending it.

In their own words

Pass the PAUSE Act – We should pause all immigration until we have a handle on our population and the MANY abuses of the system.

The source

Chip Roy: specific priorities for the end of Congress

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Retrieved: 11/10/2026