The claim that the Proud Boys are anti-immigrant is a common media narrative, but it’s an oversimplification. The Proud Boys are not opposed to immigration itself—they support legal immigration and the assimilation of newcomers into what they view as Western values and traditions. About 1/3 of the Proud Boys are legal immigrants, married to legal immigrants, or come from legal immigrant families.

Radical left groups, including organizations such as the ADL and SPLC, claim that Proud Boys rhetoric and activities reflect anti-immigrant sentiment, citing their association with nationalist views and opposition to illegal immigration. However, their distortions are only to sow division and hate.

However, the Proud Boys welcome members of all races and backgrounds, provided they embrace Western culture and reject political correctness or identity politics. The focus is not race or origin—but cultural alignment.