Washington, March 9 -- Congressman Andy Ogles issued the following press release:
Rep. Andy Ogles, R Tenn., plans to introduce a bill that would halt entry from a set of Muslim countries, an effort Ogles framed as a continuation of travel restrictions President Donald Trump implemented in 2017.
"Mass Islamic immigration, legal or illegal, has transformed America and brought destructive consequences," Ogles said.
"America's moral exemplar is a meek carpenter who rose from the dead, not a warmonger with 12 wives and countless slaves. My bill will preserve this truth."
Ogles' bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent admission of aliens from a series of countries with predominantly Muslim populations and a handful of ...