Halal standards are rooted in Sharia law, which is a foreign religious legal system. When private religious organizations dictate how American companies must handle food in order to access certain markets, that creates real influence over our supply chains with zero government oversight. This system has grown quietly and rapidly with no public debate, yet it affects everything from production rules to export requirements. It is a pipeline where foreign religious standards gradually shape American business practices without voters ever having a say.

This is how influence creeps into a country. Slowly. Quietly. Hidden in plain sight. And by the time people finally notice, it’s already embedded into the system.