Boehner Calls Reform “More Difficult” in Light of Extremist Comments, When They Should Make Passing Reform More Imperative As anti-immigrant extremist Rep. Steve King (R-IA) continues his media tour to defend his infamous comparison of DREAMers to drug smugglers, he has company – another high-profile Republican has joined Rep....
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5: 54 PM EDIT: And it looks like House Republicans are going to have to work even harder to distance themselves. A new report from American Bridge finds that on immigration, a majority of House Republicans have voted with Steve King almost 90% of the time. That’s a lot of...
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Steve King’s latest comments comparing DREAMers to drug smugglers with “calves the size of cantaloupes” has exploded into one of the biggest news stories this week. Last night, Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report discussed King in a segment that went over King’s history comparing immigrants to animals, like...
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Big week for Rep. Steve King (R-IA). He has clearly established himself as the leading (and loudest) GOP voice on immigration. For years, we’ve know King has been one of ugliest anti-immigrant members of Congress. But there’s an intense focus on the immigration issue right now, so King’s voice...
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This week, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) made headlines everywhere when he announced that he could spot undocumented immigrants because they all have “calves the size of cantaloupes because they’re hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.” Today, DREAMers, non-DREAMers, Latinos, immigrants, advocates, and Americans are taking to Twitter and showing off...
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Boehner’s Apologies Not Enough; Only Swift and Bold Action will Stop the Slide Polling of Latino voters in 24 Republican-held battleground districts released by Latino Decisions and America’s Voice yesterday demonstrates the damage that Rep. Steve King (R-IA) and his allies are inflicting on the Republican Party’s competitiveness among Latino...
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Steve King, Steve King, Steve King. Never one to apologize when he’s said something outrageous and bafflingly wrong, King took to Breitbart today to double down on his recent comment that most DREAMers are drug runners with “calves the size of cantaloupes.” In response to condemnations from John Boehner,...
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The following is a cross-post from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus: Today members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus released the following statements to denounce the harmful comments made by Rep. Steve King (IA-5) about DREAMers. Videos from the member’s one minute floor statements held earlier today are linked to below. Senator...
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We’ve collected some of our favorite tweets about Steve King’s latest comment; here are excerpts from our favorite news and blog commentators: From Greg Sargent at the Washington Post: Steve King’s twisted immigration math So, yeah, it’s a great idea for House Republicans to delay this process all the way...
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10:57 PM EDIT: Steve King is doubling down on this comments: “…It’s not something that I’m making up. This is real. We have people that are mules, that are drug mules, that are hauling drugs across the border and you can tell by their physical characteristics what they’ve been doing for months, going through the...
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