Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) called Somalis a "net drain" on society during an appearance on MAGA influencer Benny Johnson's podcast. Johnson cited a March report from the Center for Immigration Studies claiming that 54 percent of non-citizen households in the U.S. from "top sending" countries receive welfare. Johnson, reacting to the figure, pressed Gill. "One, if we're bringing the best and brightest and they have to be here on welfare, why are we bringing them here at all?" he asked.