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Rep. Brandon Gill Faces Backlash for 'Pakistan, Not Dallas' Remark on Islamisation

Critics point to low Muslim population figures in Texas to challenge his portrayal.

Overview

  • Gill said in a Feb. 6 interview that parts of the Dallas area are undergoing 'Islamisation' and claimed some malls 'feel like you’re in Pakistan, not Dallas.'
  • In social posts, he added that 'mass Islamic migration is killing the America we know and love' and cited reports of mosques 'popping up' near long‑owned family land.
  • Muslim community members and other commentators condemned the remarks as stereotyping and divisive, with supporters framing them as immigration concerns.
  • Commentators highlighted context that Muslims constitute roughly 1% of the U.S. and Texas populations and that recent migration to Texas largely involves Latin America.
  • Coverage noted past controversies involving Gill’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, references to 'importing radical Islam,' and his June 2025 post about cultural practices, with no reported congressional discipline as of Feb. 9.