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Posted on 03/18/2026 6:44:44 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn
A major shakeup of America’s immigration system is now on the table, as Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) rolls out legislation aimed at dismantling decades of globalist policy and restoring what he says should be a strictly “America First” standard.
The proposal would represent one of the most sweeping immigration overhauls in modern U.S. history—targeting not just illegal immigration, but the very structure of the legal system itself.
At the heart of the bill is a clear directive: immigration policy must serve the national interest—not foreign interests, not activist agendas, and not bureaucratic inertia.
“All immigration to the United States shall serve the economic, cultural, and security interests of the United States as determined by Congress,” the legislative text states.
Ogles’ plan takes direct aim at chain migration, a system that has allowed extended family members of migrants to enter the country for decades. Under the proposal, family-based pathways would be dramatically curtailed and replaced with a merit-based system prioritizing skills, economic contribution, and national security considerations.
The legislation would also eliminate the diversity visa lottery, which currently hands out roughly 55,000 green cards annually to applicants from countries with historically low immigration rates to the U.S.—a program long criticized by conservatives as arbitrary and vulnerable to abuse.
In addition, the bill introduces significantly tougher screening standards for applicants seeking entry into the United States.
Under the proposal, individuals could be denied entry for a wide range of red flags—including suspected gang affiliations, prior arrests for offenses such as domestic violence or DUI, abuse of public benefits, visa overstays, or failure to meet tax obligations.
Even without a criminal conviction, such factors could disqualify applicants under an expanded definition of “good moral character.”
The plan also calls for enhanced vetting procedures, including deep background checks, social media screening, and mandatory in-person interviews.
While immigration debates have long centered on border security and illegal crossings, Ogles’ proposal signals a growing shift on the right: a willingness to fundamentally rethink legal immigration itself.
At its core, the legislation seeks to roll back key elements of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965—better known as the Hart-Celler Act—a law widely credited with transforming the demographic makeup of the United States.
That legislation abolished the national-origins quota system and replaced it with a framework prioritizing family reunification and broader global migration flows.
Ogles has been blunt in his criticism of that shift.
“The Hart-Celler Act scrapped the highly effective national-origins quota system and replaced it with an immigration regime built to favor third-world migration,” he said.
If passed, the bill would mark a historic pivot away from the policies that have governed U.S. immigration for more than half a century—and could ignite a fierce national debate over who America’s immigration system is truly designed to serve.
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I think it could pass the House, but with so many Republican squishes in the Senate, I don't know what its prospects would be there. I do know it would take us back to an earlier era when our immigration policy was designed to benefit the US and not socially engineer the country, Teddy Kennedy style.
The 1965 Immigration Act was JFK’s baby, passed on his death.
JFK ran on a platform of chain migration in his 1960 race.
This is the democrat party platform that JFK ran on in 1960.
Immigration:
We shall adjust our immigration, nationality and refugee policies to eliminate discrimination and to enable members of scattered families abroad to be united with relatives already in our midst.
The national-origins quota system of limiting immigration contradicts the rounding principles of this nation. It is inconsistent with our belief in the rights of man. This system was instituted after World War I as a policy of deliberate discrimination by a Republican Administration and Congress.
The revision of immigration and nationality laws we seek will implement our belief that enlightened immigration, naturalization and refugee policies and humane administration of them are important aspects of our foreign policy.
These laws will bring greater skills to our land, reunite families, permit the United States to meet its fair share of world programs of rescue and rehabilitation, and take advantage of immigration as an important factor in the growth of the American economy.
In this World Refugee Year it is our hope to achieve admission of our fair share of refugees. We will institute policies to alleviate suffering among the homeless wherever we are able to extend our aid.
We must remove the distinctions between native-born and naturalized citizens to assure full protection of our laws to all. There is no place in the United States for “second-class citizenship.”
The protections provided by due process, right of appeal, and statutes of limitation, can be extended to non-citizens without hampering the security of our nation.
We commend the Democratic Congress for the initial steps that have recently been taken toward liberalizing changes in immigration law. However, this should not be a piecemeal project and we are confident that a Democratic President in cooperation with Democratic Congresses will again implant a humanitarian and liberal spirit in our nation’s immigration and citizenship policies.
BOOM - this is exactly what is needed.
The save act and this should have been job 1 a year ago.
Let them work their asses off here for 11 months and send them home for 30 days starting in December. That way we’ll have to learn to get by without them for the holidays.Believe me we’ll miss them.
You are out of your mind.
At this point its time to just end all immigration for a few years
The GOP in the Senate has been working around the clock trying to find a way to not pass it and at the same time not get blamed for not passing it. Doomed to failure, they will not pass it and they will get blamed for it and they'll yawn and let the dems take over and go back to getting rich as the minority party instead of as the majority party.
“this is exactly what is needed.” 👍
“The save act and this should have been job 1 a year ago.”
Absolutely right.
“You are out of your mind.”
Maybe. Or maybe you are out of yours.
“At this point its time to just end all immigration for a few years”
Yes, a few years moratorium would be a good measure.
https://freerepublic.com/tag/chainmigration/index
I remember this being a big topic before - and it was blown up as being a “racist” term by the Democrats (only to find video of them saying the term themselves in many cases - the same people calling it racist).
“Chain, chain, chain...chain of fools” - Rush used that as bumper music one day while it was being discussed.
What about birthright citizenship?
Well, we will see.
If this gets 50 votes in the House I will be surprised - that is, if GOP Leadership even lets it come to a vote.
Tuck a little something into that bill to strip citizenship from every current ‘citizen’ dropped by an illegal or tourist since the commie courts said such were citizens. Then deport any of them that are here.
No way that can be true. I have it on solid authority from all of the FReepers around here that JFK was a real deal conservative. /sarc
I hope the 1965 bill can be eliminated, its junk.
Even without a criminal conviction, such factors could disqualify applicants under an expanded definition of “good moral character.”
That would have kept Ilhan Omar out of the USA.
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