Rep. Ilhan Omar is brushing off a fiery proposal from Rep. Nancy Mace that would slam the door on foreign-born politicians serving in Congress — dismissing the whole thing with a sarcastic jab: “Good luck to her.”
The latest Capitol Hill cage match exploded after Mace rolled out a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at barring foreign-born Americans from serving not only in Congress, but also as federal judges and Senate-confirmed administration officials.
And yes, Mace made crystal clear exactly who she had in mind.
“Ilhan Omar. Shri Thanedar. Pramila Jayapal,” the South Carolina Republican wrote on X while unveiling the measure. “All born in foreign countries, none were citizens by birth. All sitting in the United States Congress. All making clear every single day their loyalty is not to America.”
That grenade landed squarely at the feet of Omar, the Somalia-born Minnesota Democrat and progressive “Squad” member who became a US citizen in 2000 after arriving in America as a refugee.
Asked about the proposal, Omar barely seemed rattled. “Good luck to her,” she told Fox News Digital.
The bad blood between the two lawmakers is nothing new. Mace has repeatedly gone after Omar over the years, accusing the left-wing congresswoman of pushing anti-American rhetoric and controversial foreign policy positions. Earlier this year, Mace even backed a failed effort in the House Oversight Committee to subpoena records tied to long-running allegations surrounding Omar’s past marriage — claims that have circulated for years but were never proven.
Still, Mace says the issue is about national loyalty and who should wield power inside the federal government. “If you hold power in the American government, you should be a natural-born American citizen,” Mace told Fox News Digital. “For too long we have allowed foreign-born members to hold seats in this government, while making clear their loyalty is not here. We see it every day.”
The proposal would dramatically expand constitutional restrictions that currently apply only to presidents and vice presidents, who must be natural-born citizens under the Constitution.
At the moment, dozens of foreign-born lawmakers serve on Capitol Hill — including members of both parties. Among Democrats, Indian-born Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Shri Thanedar were also singled out by Mace during her public rollout of the amendment.
The amendment faces astronomical odds. Constitutional amendments require two-thirds approval in both chambers of Congress before being ratified by 38 states — a political Mount Everest in today’s scorched-earth climate.
The last amendment to clear that hurdle was the 27th Amendment in 1992, dealing with congressional pay raises.
