“If You Hate America,
You Don’t Get to Come Here”
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has introduced the No Immigration Without Assimilation Act of 2026, a bold measure requiring DHS to screen every immigration applicant for views compatible with American values — and to deport those already here who reject them.
Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) has introduced the No Immigration Without Assimilation Act of 2026 (H.R. 9030), a sweeping piece of legislation aimed at overhauling parts of the U.S. immigration system by mandating “assimilation likelihood screenings” before any visa, green card, or other immigration benefit can be approved. The bill is one of the most direct legislative efforts yet to enshrine cultural cohesion and constitutional fidelity as conditions of entry into the United States.
Mace announced the legislation in a forceful Facebook statement that left little room for ambiguity about its purpose: America’s doors remain open to those who wish to become Americans — and closed to those who do not.
We just introduced the No Immigration Without Assimilation Act, requiring DHS to screen applicants for views incompatible with American values before any immigration benefit is approved. Any immigrant who rejects American principles, refuses to assimilate, or threatens American cultural cohesion would be denied entry.
If someone is already here and holds these views, this bill makes them deportable. Belief in Sharia law replacing the Constitution, support for political violence, refusal to learn English — all grounds for denial or deportation.
Every other country on earth protects its culture. America is no different. America First, always.
The legislation amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security to conduct mandatory evaluations of immigration applicants. The screenings would assess whether an applicant holds views compatible with core American principles — democracy, constitutional rights, individual liberties, and a genuine willingness to integrate into American culture — or whether their presence could harm the nation’s cultural cohesion.
“If you hate America, you don’t get to come here or stay here. Period.”— Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)
Supporters argue the measure directly addresses real and documented failures of integration — pointing to instances of immigrants or entire communities rejecting fundamental U.S. values, including expressed support for foreign legal systems such as Sharia law over the United States Constitution, or public justifications for political violence.
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“Every other country on earth protects its culture,” Mace argued in her announcement. “America is no different. America First, always.” The framing positions the bill not as an exception to global norms but as a long-overdue correction — bringing U.S. immigration policy in line with the basic cultural self-preservation practiced by nearly every other sovereign nation.
Proponents, including a number of Republican lawmakers, have hailed the bill as a necessary step to protect American national identity and to prevent what they describe as cultural erosion through unassimilated mass immigration. The framing echoes a now well-known line from former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who declared in 2015 that “immigration without assimilation is invasion” — a phrase that has become a rallying cry for assimilation-first immigration reform.
“Immigration without assimilation is invasion.”— Bobby Jindal, Former Governor of Louisiana (2015)
As with any measure that ties immigration eligibility to belief and ideology, H.R. 9030 has sparked immediate and vigorous debate across the political spectrum.
The bill is a necessary, common-sense safeguard for American national identity — one that simply asks newcomers to genuinely embrace the country they wish to join, rather than import foreign legal systems or hostility toward the nation that welcomed them.
Immigrant advocacy groups and some Democratic lawmakers argue the screenings are potentially discriminatory and subjective, raising concerns about free speech and due process, and warning the bill could disproportionately target specific ethnic or religious communities.
H.R. 9030 does not stand alone. It arrives amid a wider wave of Republican-led immigration reform efforts moving through the 119th Congress, each aimed at reshaping the system around merit, cultural integration, and national interest rather than volume alone.
With the midterms approaching, Mace’s bill is positioned as part of a larger Republican push for stricter border and immigration controls heading into the election cycle. Its ultimate prospects in the 119th Congress remain uncertain, and the legislation is expected to face determined opposition in the Senate.
What’s next: The full text of H.R. 9030 is available on Congress.gov. Supporters are urging Americans to contact their representatives in support of the bill, while opposing groups are actively mobilizing against what they characterize as exclusionary policy. The coming weeks will determine whether this assimilation-first approach gains the momentum needed to advance.
For generations, the American promise has been one of opportunity in exchange for allegiance — a nation built not on shared blood or soil alone, but on shared commitment to its founding principles: liberty, the rule of law, and government answerable to its citizens.
The No Immigration Without Assimilation Act asks a simple question of every newcomer: do you wish to become an American, or merely to live in America? For Rep. Mace and her supporters, that distinction is not optional — it is the very foundation upon which the nation’s continued cultural and constitutional survival depends.
America First, always.
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