Florida gubernatorial candidate Paul Renner wants to ban Muslim immigration
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A Florida GOP candidate is pushing for a “permanent” state ban on Muslim immigration, arguing that Islam is incompatible with American law and values.
Former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, who launched his gubernatorial bid in the Sunshine State last summer, said Tuesday he would propose and promote a “permanent and complete” statewide ban on Muslim immigration.
“We must be honest and be honest that there is no long-term compatibility of Islam in this country,” he said. “We cannot long abide the American Constitution and the American way of life.”
Renner added that anyone with ties to terrorism, defrauding taxpayers or convicted of a felony should be removed from office and deported.
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Paul Renner has said he will push for a government shutdown of Muslim immigration as part of his bid to become Florida governor. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
Renner made the comments during a press conference while speaking in front of a “No Sharia Law” sign. Sharia law is a religious legal framework based on Islamic scriptures that governs aspects of the lives of other Muslims.
The gubernatorial candidate points to the passage of a bill in the Florida Legislature that prohibits the application of certain foreign laws, including Sharia law, in state courts.
Renner asserted that “only American law can be applied in American courts and that should go without saying.”
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Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, right, and Florida Senate President Kathleen Passidomo at Coastal Community Church in Lighthouse Point on May 16, 2023. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
He went on to say that he will end all funding for schools that promote what he described as Sharia law concepts.
Renner said he would pursue legislation designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs).
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis previously issued an executive order last December designating the groups as FTOs, but a federal judge issued a temporary injunction citing First Amendment concerns, according to The Floridian.
In his announcement, Renner cited “a continuing pattern of conflict and violence” in the years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including the recent shooting at Old Dominion University in Virginia that left one person dead and two others injured.
The suspected shooter, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, was an Army National Guard soldier convicted of supporting ISIS, according to the DOJ.
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“The plain truth is that while there may be people in this country who will live with us in peace, as a system there will continue to be more division, more conflict, and more violence, that we've seen in the decades since 9/11, and we have to take a serious look at that and stop it to protect the American people,” Renner said. “That's the first order of business for any governor or any elected official and that's what I'm going to do as governor.”
DeSantis, who is serving his second consecutive term, is barred from running again in 2026. President Donald Trump has supported US Member Byron Donalds in this project.
