In a reaction to the 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne shooting two people and injuring 14 others in downtown Austin after US struck Iran, over 70 Texas Republicans have now signed a letter to Congress asking to stop all immigration, including that of H-1B, a specialty work visa, as "we must know who is in this country". Diagne who opened fire outside a busy bar in Texas, was originally from Senegal and came to the US decades ago on a tourist visa. He wore a swetshirt with the world 'Property of Allah' written on it, making investigators believe that his shooting was prompted by the US strike on Iran.
According to DHS, Diagne entered the United States on a tourist visa in 2000, became a lawful permanent resident by marrying a US citizen in 2006 and was naturalized in 2013. He did not have any connection with the H-1B but the Republican leaders included H-1Bs too in their letter at a time the 'H-1B/Indian takeover of Texas' has emerged as a major issue.
