Steve King held what was supposed to be a major rally against immigration reform yesterday in Richmond, Virginia. Nobody came, but that didn’t stop him from spouting more of his usual anti-immigrant babble. In particular, he attacked immigrants from Latin America and claimed that populations get more violent the...
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Steve King hosts major anti-immigrant event in Richmond, VA, only 30-40 people attend…
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Huffington Post (Blog): How Steve King Became an Ally of Immigration Reform By Frank Sharry Washington Post: New flashpoint: Push to legalize children of illegal immigrants By David Nakamura ThinkProgress: Congressman Says Giving DREAMers A Path To Citizenship But Deporting Their Parents Is A ‘Compassionate Solution’ By Esther Yu-His...
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It’s Monday, which means that another weekend has just gone by in which immigration reform advocates all over the country turned out to make their voices heard in favor of immigration reform. We’re square into August recess now–the time of year when legislators go home to meet with constituents,...
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On NBC’s Meet the Press this morning, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) once again tried to defend and justify his recent claims that most DREAMers are actually drug smugglers with “calves the size of cantaloupes.” This time, however, GOP strategist Ana Navarro was there to take him to task for...
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Are House Republican leaders sure that they want to drag immigration reform out? It’s only the first week of August recess, and while immigration reform advocates have been making news across the country holding rallies, attending town hall events, and delivering thousands of petitions, opponents of reform have been going...
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Not cool, Buck McKeon. According to a Buzzfeed piece today, McKeon–a Congressman representing parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties–was speaking at a Veterans of Foreign Wars event this week in Simi Valley, California when he suggested that terrorists from the Middle East might disguise themselves as Hispanics to cross...
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