Immigration & Border Security
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Riley M. Moore sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin raising serious concerns about the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program and related work authorization pathways for foreign students, including STEM-OPT and Curricular Practical Training (CPT). The letter calls on DHS to take decisive action to restore integrity to the student visa system and prioritize job opportunities for American workers by ending the OPT and STEM-OPT programs.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore (R-WV) introduced the Denaturalization and Expulsion of Persons Who Orchestrate Radical Terrorism (DEPORT) Act, legislation that will strengthen the federal government’s ability to revoke citizenship and deport naturalized individuals who commit or support acts of terrorism against the United States.
CULTURE WARRIOR — Pat Buchanan may have lost the 1992 GOP presidential nomination, but it appears he won the war.
More than three decades after his quixotic primary bid against President George H.W. Bush, the former Nixon aide is experiencing a rebirth of sorts as a new generation of conservatives discovers the parallels between the paleoconservative former television pundit’s right-wing populism and the key tenets of Donald Trump’s MAGA ideology.
The column below, authored by Representative Riley Moore, ran on August 15, 2025 in Newsweek.
Sovereignty defines the nation state, and sovereignty is defined by defensible borders.
The United States is a sovereign nation with defensible borders—a homeland that protects our national interests, defends our distinctly American people, and promotes lasting peace and prosperity. We are not a borderless, globalist economic zone. But we have to make an intentional, purposeful decision to defend our border and protect the homeland that we cherish.
Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump signed the HALT Fentanyl Act into law. Congressman Riley M. Moore was an original co-sponsor of the House version of the legislation, which permanently classifies fentanyl and fentanyl related substances as a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act.
The column below, authored by Representative Riley Moore, ran on July 4th, 2025 in several outlets across West Virginia.
One Big Beautiful Bill Delivers for West Virginia
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the final amended version of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Congressman Riley M. Moore voted “Yes” on the legislation.
Congressman Moore issued the following statement: