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[TX] Congressman Keith Self Introduces Bill to Repeal Diversity Immigration Visa Lottery
Congressman Keith Self ^ | 10/22/2026 | Press Release

Posted on 10/23/2026 1:34:15 PM PDT by JeepersFreepers

Congressman Keith Self (TX-03) introduced a bill to repeal the Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery.

The Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery program offers permanent residence to up to 55,000 applicants annually from countries with historically lower levels of immigration to the US, many of them in Africa.

A California judge ruled the U.S. State Department must reinstate the program after the Trump administration had suspended it last December after a Portuguese national who received a visa through the program was suspected of killing four people in two separate shootings in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

“We cannot allow activist judges to dictate our immigration policy,” said Congressman Self. “The American people elected Donald Trump and this Republican Congress to put America first. That means securing our borders and ending failed immigration policies. We cannot allow liberal judges to force the administration to continue a failed immigration program.”


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: chiproy; demagogicparty; diversity; gregabbott; immigration; jamestalarico; keithself; kenpaxton; lottery; self; shariafreeamerica; texas

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The Diversity Immigrant Visa Law was signed by President H. W. Bush in 1990. It was championed by Sen. Ted Kennedy and Rep. Chuck Schumer.

This law has promoted the balkanization of America. Diversity is not our strength.

Keith Self is a great congressman.

1 posted on 10/23/2026 1:34:15 PM PDT by JeepersFreepers
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To: JeepersFreepers
A California judge ruled the U.S. State Department must reinstate the program after the Trump administration had suspended it

Even by California standards, that's a little bit over-the-top.
2 posted on 10/23/2026 1:42:48 PM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: ComputerGuy

If the law requires this lottery be ran, then this ruling is correct.

If its at will, then the judge is wrong and can go pound sand.


3 posted on 10/23/2026 2:12:30 PM PDT by SPDSHDW (A sinner saved by Jesus)
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