The Matt Walsh Show – Ep. 1663: “Another Horrifying Reason We Need Mass Deportations Immediately” (September 26, 2025)

Episode Overview

In this provocative Friday episode, Matt Walsh zeroes in on the “decline of American IQ levels and educational standards,” arguing that mass immigration—particularly from Somali and Muslim communities—is a primary driver of these trends. Walsh weaves in stories of alleged welfare and education fraud, loss of traditional American culture, and policy failures, while sharply critiquing left-wing politics and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives. The central thesis: America is being “culturally and institutionally overrun” by hostile foreign populations, and only “mass deportations and restored assimilation” can reverse the decline.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Declining IQ Scores and Educational Standards

• Opening IQ Pop Quiz ([04:00])
  • Walsh delivers an “IQ test” about occupational analogies (“A carpenter is to furniture as a cobbler is to what?”) to illustrate his core point:

    “If you nailed it, then congratulations. You're probably smarter than the average citizen of our current idiocracy. You're also much, much smarter than many people who earn advanced degrees in this country, including PhDs.” ([06:00])

• Statistical Data
  • Cites research from Matt McHague (University of Minnesota) and Sebastian Jensen (Substack), showing:
    • More people with IQs below 90 are earning college degrees (men: 6× more; women: 10× more than previous generations) ([08:00])
    • “Men and women with college degrees... have all been getting progressively dumber since the 1940s.”
  • Blames diploma mills, the civil rights movement, and DEI policies for drastically lowering standards ([09:00])

2. Allegations about “Un-American” School Systems & Cultural Enclaves

• Leah’s Testimony: The Somali-Run School in Minnesota ([10:15])
  • Walsh reads an anonymous account from “Leah,” a former teacher:

    “The school is run by Muslim elders. They told me very directly that they are Muslim first, Somalian second, and they will never be American. ... If the boys became too American, they'd be shipped back to Somalia.”

    • Claims female students miss school for practices like FGM and that teachers are told to ignore apparent abuses.
    • Implies a network of “illegal Islamic schools teaching Sharia law” funded by taxpayers.
  • Walsh’s verdict:

    “If these allegations are true ... we have a network of illegal Islamic schools teaching Sharia law. ... We are being conquered and humiliated in the process.” ([13:30])

3. Somali, Muslim, and Arab Immigration—Fraud and the “Hostile Takeover”

• Medicaid / Autism Welfare Fraud

  • Highlights the indictment of Asha Faran Hassan and others for a $14M scam involving autism services and Medicaid ([15:10])
  • Claims Somali community leaders routinely commit fraud in Minnesota:

    “It’s endemic, okay? This is absolutely endemic, particularly in the state of Minnesota where you have Somalis committing fraud all over the place. I mean, it's happening constantly.” ([17:10])

  • Reads names of defendants, emphasizing “these classic Minnesota names” to imply a drastic demographic shift.

• Wider Narrative—Loss of Assimilation

  • Argues not just Minnesota:

    “Virtually the entire Arab world is moving into this country, and it's very much a hostile takeover.” ([20:45])

4. The Dearborn, Michigan Controversy and “Islamization” of American Cities

• Mayor Abdullah Hammoud vs. Christian Minister ([22:00])
  • Plays a clip where the Muslim Mayor tells a Christian resident he's not welcome:

    “You are an Islamophobe ... you are not welcome here. ... The day you move out of the city will be the day I launch a parade.” ([23:10])

  • Walsh:

    “Try explaining this video to the Founding Fathers. ... It is the prevailing view of the entire army of foreigners that we have imported into this country.”

• Call to Mass Deportations
  • Referencing Ilhan Omar, notes Trump’s joke about sending her back to Somalia:

    “There’s a reason that the main export of Somalia is Somalis.” ([25:40])

  • Pushes for an end to Somali and Arab immigration, stripping citizenship from those who “lied” on entry.
  • Suggests only after mass removal can “American PhDs finally have an IQ above 100.”

5. The Muslim Call to Prayer & “Culture Clash” in Dearborn ([29:00])

• Residents awakened by loudspeakers at 5:30am; complaints ignored (“That's the sound you get to hear if you live in a city in Michigan.”)
• Responds to comparison with church bells:

  “Church bells are much more beautiful ... and church bells don't ring at five in the morning. And number three, America is a Christian country.” ([31:20])

  • Exposes city leadership’s refusal to apologize for anti-Christian statements.
  • Criticizes Christian residents for turning the other cheek instead of suing or fighting back:

    “There's nothing in the Christian faith that requires you to be a pushover. Quite the opposite. The Christian faith is a warrior faith.” ([36:00])

6. Broader Reflection on Religious Freedom, Assimilation, and National Identity

• America as not just an 'idea' ([44:00])
  • Dismisses the view that “America is an idea”:

    “If the entire country resembles Dearborn 50 years from now, is America still America? ... Obviously not.”

  • Founders’ vision of religious freedom:

    “Religious freedom was supposed to allow Christians to live peaceably among each other, and now it’s being used as a cudgel against us, as a Trojan horse to turn our communities into Pakistan.” ([48:00])

  • Emphasizes:

    “America is not a Muslim country. If it ever became a Muslim country, it would no longer be America. That doesn’t mean Muslims can't live here ... but you need to assimilate into our culture rather than erasing our culture and supplanting it with yours.” ([50:00])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Somali Immigration:

  “There’s a reason that the main export of Somalia is Somalis. ... The only dubious part is that there’s actually a president of Somalia. ... Apparently they do have one. It's not just like a warlord.” ([25:40])

• On Assimilation:

  “It’s the same expectation you have if you let somebody in your house, ... The assumption is that, okay, this is my house, ... If you don’t like it that way, then don’t come.” ([52:20])

• On Christians and Turning the Other Cheek:

  “Turn the other cheek only applies to insults against you personally. ... It does not apply to offenses against your family, against your friends, against your country, against your faith.” ([37:14])

• On the Founding Fathers’ Vision:

  “Our founding fathers did not have this in mind. They did not have in mind that we'd have American cities run by guys named Hamoud ... None of them would have remotely considered that possibility.” ([47:20])

Important Segments & Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment/Topic | |-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------| | 04:00 | IQ pop quiz & decline of standards in higher education | | 10:15 | Leah’s account of Somali-run elementary school | | 15:10 | Medicaid/autism welfare fraud & recurring Somali scams | | 22:00 | Dearborn’s Muslim mayor tells Christian resident “not welcome” | | 25:40 | Trump on Ilhan Omar & call for mass deportations | | 29:00 | Muslim call to prayer controversy in Dearborn, MI | | 36:00 | Criticism of Christian passivity, “turning the other cheek” | | 44:00 | Rhetorical attack on “America as just an idea” | | 48:00 | Religious freedom “never intended for this” | | 50:00 | Assimilation expectations for immigrants |

Segment: The Ben Affleck Sigh Meme & “Long Covid” Panic ([53:05])

• Discusses Ben Affleck’s public frustration and his daughter Violet Affleck’s UN speech on long Covid:

  “There is no objective test for long Covid because it's a fake disorder. ... There's no reason to wear a mask in 2025. There never was.” ([61:55])

• Roasts the definition of long Covid as so broad, “pretty much anyone can qualify.”
• Points out data showing women and trans people are most likely to report long Covid, attributing it to mental health issues rather than a real disease.

Tone & Style Observations

• Blunt, Sarcastic, and Often Caustic: Walsh employs mockery, irony, and direct insult (“They’re dumb, so they can’t do that”; “I'm not reading from ... a city in Saudi Arabia.”)
• Defensive of Traditionalist/Christian America: Elevates Christian roots, demands active resistance to perceived anti-Christian and anti-American trends.
• Populist & Alarmist: “We are being conquered ... We need immigration crackdowns not only in LA but also Dearborn and Rochester immediately.” ([27:40])

Summary Takeaway

Matt Walsh delivers an incendiary rebuke of contemporary immigration and “multicultural” American policy. He depicts low-IQ immigrants (specifically Somali and Arab Muslims) as degrading institutions, defrauding welfare, and “conquering” American cities through demographic and cultural transformation. By weaving together anecdotal evidence, official statistics, local controversies, and cultural memes (Ben Affleck, long Covid), Walsh calls for unapologetic nativism, large-scale deportations, and a radical return to a “Christian America”—all delivered with his trademark sarcasm and combative rhetoric.

Note: This summary reflects the views, tone, and claims expressed by Matt Walsh in the episode, and does not constitute factual verification or endorsement of those views.