Austin Firebrand Chip Roy Unveils ‘Pause Act’ To Freeze All Immigration

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Austin Firebrand Chip Roy Unveils ‘Pause Act’ To Freeze All Immigration
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By Matt Mitchell
Published on November 18, 2025
 
 
Rep. Chip Roy (R‑TX), whose district includes parts of the Austin area, is teeing up a hard stop on immigration with a proposal he is calling the "Pause Act". The measure, he says, would temporarily halt all immigration to the United States until Congress pushes through a slate of changes to the existing system.



Roy has framed the idea as a way to force action on chain migration, birthright citizenship, and the H‑1B work‑visa program, along with new ideological vetting that would screen for adherence to Sharia law. According to KTRH, the bill would pause all immigration until Congress takes major action, and William Gheen of Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) told the station that many supporters want legal immigration levels reduced to what they view as "more traditional, sustainable levels."

As reported by Newsweek, Roy outlined the plan on conservative commentator Benny Johnson’s podcast and said, I've got a bill that I'm going to be introducing that will "freeze immigration entirely," before listing the reforms he wants in exchange for ending the pause. A short clip of the appearance has been circulating widely online, giving the trial balloon plenty of airtime in conservative media.

https://hoodline.com/2025/11/austin-firebrand-chip-roy-unveils-pause-act-to-freeze-all-immigration/

[catfish1957]

I like it....

[Camp]

Hard NOPE here.

It will only fuel the racists hate all immigrants propaganda machine.

We should increase vetted immigrants who want to learn English and follow the law.

[catfish1957]

Hard NOPE here.
 
It will only fuel the racists hate all immigrants propaganda machine.

We should increase vetted immigrants who want to learn English and follow the law.

Were you sleeping the past 4 years where 5-10M were let in by Biden?  It'd take probably take a decade to just review and process what's here.  "Racist propaganda machine"?.  Tell that to the family of Laken Riley, and 100's or maybe 1000's of others who sufferered for what you are proposing.

[Bigun]

I like it....

I'm in! At least 50 years.

[DefiantMassRINO]

America needs legal immigrants who are able to support themselves and their families without long-term Government assistance.

We should definitely put a pause on migration from Islamist countries.

[catfish1957]

America needs legal immigrants who are able to support themselves and their families without long-term Government assistance.

We should definitely put a pause on migration from Islamist countries.

That'd be my position maybe a decade ago.  Problem is, the system and red tape doesn't allow that to occur.

How about we only allow immigrants who have the ability to invest $1M, or has a critical employment occupation.  (those occupations-TBD)

[Fishrrman]

I've been an advocate in this forum for many years now, to...
...END immigration. Permanently, with relatively few exceptions.

An example would be white South Africans and any whites from [former] Rhodesia.

In time, we may consider admitting whites from the collapsing nations of Western Europe (with proper vetting).

But aside from that, we're "full up".
We don't need any more.
We have at least 30 million illegals here NOW, most of whom ought to be sent back.

I say (in all seriousness) that it's time to dismantle the Statue of Liberty and give it back to France. We don't need it no mo' ...