Mike Lindell urged to withdraw ‘absurd’ illegal immigration amnesty proposal

Published July 24, 2026 4:01pm ET | Updated July 24, 2026 5:25pm ET



The American Right is up in arms over My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell’s proposed immigration amnesty plan, a policy that he revealed to the Washington Examiner in a Tuesday interview.

The Trump-endorsed Minnesota gubernatorial candidate wants to give illegal immigrants a one-time, six-month “moratorium” where they could apply for a conditional work visa that would let them stay in the United States indefinitely, provided they don’t commit a crime. That policy hasn’t won Lindell many friends in the conservative movement.

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