Rep. Grothman: Limiting Immigration to 800K Annually is Crucial for America's Future

The Critical Issue of Immigration

• 📌 Representative Grothman identifies immigration as the most significant issue facing current and future Congresses, stating that how it's handled will determine if America fundamentally changes.
• ⚠️ He highlights recent events like the Minneapolis church incident and the death of a woman protesting demonstrations as visible signs of the immigration crisis.

Current Immigration Landscape

• 📈 Currently, about 800,000 people are naturalized annually, a number four times higher than in the 1960s.
• 📄 In addition to naturalizations, approximately 500,000 people arrive on work visas and another 500,000 on student visas each year, with many overstaying their visas.
• 🌍 The U.S. also has birthright citizenship, where children born to non-citizens in the U.S. automatically become citizens, contributing to over 15% of the population being foreign-born, an all-time high.
• 🚨 During the Biden administration, an estimated 8 to 10 million people crossed the southern border illegally, in addition to other immigration flows.

Concerns About Immigrant Values and Governance

• 🏛️ Grothman questions whether immigrants share the values of being a moral and religious people who respect the Constitution and the concept of limited government.
• 💰 He expresses concern that some citizens, and potentially future immigrants, vote based on what the government can provide (