{"id":26,"date":"2026-05-24T14:37:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=26"},"modified":"2026-05-24T14:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:37:45","slug":"ad-in-texas-gop-runoff-attacks-cornyn-on-immigration-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=26","title":{"rendered":"Ad in Texas GOP Runoff Attacks Cornyn on Immigration, Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By\u00a0Saranac Hale Spencer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ANALYSIS \u2014 A TV\u00a0ad\u00a0attacking incumbent Texas Sen. John Cornyn for supporting \u201cMuslim mass immigration\u201d misleadingly cites a 2021 quote from Cornyn about certain Afghan refugees and claims that \u201cCornyn has a special place in his heart for radical Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=24\">Prediction markets put under spotlight by House Oversight panel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ad, which started airing on May 12 according to data from AdImpact, came from the campaign of Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general who is challenging Cornyn for his seat in the Senate. Neither one garnered more than 50 percent of the vote in the March 3 Republican\u00a0primary, sending them to a\u00a0runoff\u00a0election on May 26. Paxton got President Donald Trump\u2019s\u00a0endorsement\u00a0on May 19.<\/p>\n<p>The ad claims, \u201cCornyn even believes we have a moral obligation to support Muslim mass immigration.\u201d Shown on screen is a quote from Cornyn saying, \u201cI do think we have a moral obligation to help them.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But that quote is out of context. According to a TV news report from the Fox affiliate in Dallas, Cornyn\u00a0said\u00a0it while meeting with Afghan immigrants and organizations helping evacuees shortly after the U.S.\u00a0pulled troops out\u00a0of Afghanistan in 2021. He spoke to two Afghan men who had worked as interpreters for the U.S. military and came to the U.S. on\u00a0special immigrant visas, or SIVs, which Congress created in 2006 for those in Iraq and Afghanistan who worked with the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, it wasn\u2019t clear how many Afghans eligible for SIVs were left in Afghanistan.\u00a0\u201cThe State Department is still negotiating for the evacuation of some of these individuals, including people who have permanent legal status in the United States,\u201d Cornyn said in the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think we have a moral obligation to help them, protect them and their families,\u201d Cornyn said.<\/p>\n<p>Between October 2018 and September 2022, more than 5,000 SIV holders were resettled in Texas, according to a 2023\u00a0\u00a0from the State Department\u2019s Office of the Inspector General.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=22\">Tulsi Gabbard out as DNI but Trump doesn\u2019t tee up a confirmation fight<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When we asked Paxton\u2019s campaign for evidence to support the claim that Cornyn has advocated \u201cMuslim mass immigration\u201d beyond that quote, we didn\u2019t get a response.<\/p>\n<p>The ad also says, \u201cEven as Muslim extremists force Sharia law on Texans, Cornyn sides with his friends at groups tied to radical Islamic terror.\u201d The first part of that statement is likely a reference to\u00a0unfounded claims\u00a0in recent years that\u00a0\u00a0\u2014 the\u00a0moral code\u00a0and rules for followers of Islam \u2014 is encroaching on Texas.<\/p>\n<p>For example, earlier this year, Paxton\u00a0referred\u00a0to plans for a residential development for Muslims outside of Dallas as a \u201cSharia city.\u201d The Dubai-based developer\u00a0of the project\u00a0called that description \u201cinaccurate\u201d in a\u00a0statement\u00a0to a local news outlet, saying,\u00a0\u201cWe would also like to clarify that recent characterizations of the project are inaccurate and do not reflect the nature, intent, or structure of The Sustainable City model, which is inclusive by design and aligned with the regulatory and cultural frameworks of the markets in which it operates.\u201d\u00a0The proposed \u201csustainable city\u201d development was halted after backlash and an investigation by Paxton\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn has opposed Sharia in the U.S., introducing a\u00a0bill\u00a0May 14 that would\u00a0ban\u00a0immigrants who practice Sharia from entering or remaining in the country. He also\u00a0co-sponsored\u00a0a bill in October that would prohibit the practice of Sharia in the U.S. if it violated constitutional rights.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The second part of the ad\u2019s claim appears to be a reference to Cornyn\u2019s previous praise for Islamic Relief USA, a Virginia-based\u00a0nonprofit\u00a0that does\u00a0charity\u00a0work across the country. The ad features a\u00a0clip\u00a0of Cornyn from 2021 in which he recognized Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, and thanked the organization for\u00a0help\u00a0it provided during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The ad, though, describes Islamic Relief USA as being tied to \u201cradical Islamic terror.\u201d The image of a news report in the ad indicates that\u2019s a reference to\u00a0accusations\u00a0against Islamic Relief Worldwide, a\u00a0U.K.-based charity\u00a0from which the U.S. organization\u00a0agreed\u00a0to operate independently in 2019. Islamic Relief Worldwide has\u00a0denied\u00a0having ties to terrorism or the Muslim Brotherhood.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=20\">Trump says Iran deal announcement coming \u2018shortly\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Saranac Hale Spencer ANALYSIS \u2014 A TV\u00a0ad\u00a0attacking incumbent Texas Sen. John Cornyn for supporting \u201cMuslim mass immigration\u201d misleadingly cites a 2021 quote from Cornyn about certain Afghan refugees and claims that \u201cCornyn has a special place in his heart for radical Islam.\u201d The ad, which started airing on May 12 according to data from AdImpact, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campaigns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ad in Texas GOP Runoff Attacks Cornyn on Immigration, Islam - American Industry Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/americanindustryreview.com\/?p=26\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ad in Texas GOP Runoff Attacks Cornyn on Immigration, Islam - American Industry Review\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By\u00a0Saranac Hale Spencer ANALYSIS \u2014 A TV\u00a0ad\u00a0attacking incumbent Texas Sen. 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