A number of House and Senate Democrats have been attacking the House GOP for their obstruction of immigration reform and appeasement of Steve King recently, and today, Steve King rose to the bait. In a floor speech lifted up by Greg Sargent at the Washington Post, King essentially bear-hugged...
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Well, this is ominous from Steve King. During an interview with The Capitol Hill Show with Tim Constantine yesterday, King — perhaps rattled by all the recent Republican talk of impending immigration reform — warned that the “rule of law people” will do whatever it takes to prevent any vote on immigration. As...
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Meanwhile, In the House Pelosi and Hoyer Challenge Republican Leadership on Inaction As advocates from around the country yesterday rallied for immigration reform and an end to record deportations, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took to the Senate floor to deliver an impassioned speech directed at the House GOP. He sharply criticized their failure to...
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Like clockwork, here comes Steve King, once again making comments demeaning immigrants and claiming that military DREAMers wishing to join the armed services are “mercenaries” rather than patriots. According to Right Wing Watch, King was speaking with Iowa TV station KIMT last week when he falsely stated that those who would...
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In response to Steve King‘s recent comments that military DREAMers who show up to enlist should be put on a bus to Tijuana, FWD.us has put out two ads calling out King and lifting up the story of Alejandro Morales. Alejandro is a DREAMer who came to the United...
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As we wrote about here, Paul Ryan narrowly missed sharing the stage with Steve King during a fundraiser in Iowa last Friday. But that’s beside the point when Ryan has voted with Steve King on key anti-immigrant provisions like the latter’s amendment to deport DREAMers, and is a member...
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On Friday, Paul Ryan came to Cedar, Iowa to headline the state Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Dinner — an event that prominently billed Steve King as an invitee even though he supposedly declined his invitation weeks ago. Ryan, who is known for speaking very sympathetically about immigration reform, was fortunate to...
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Apr 10, 2014
Rep. Paul Ryan Was Set to Headline Fundraiser with Rep. Steve King, But Iowa GOP Goes to Great Lengths to Say King Declined Invite Weeks Ago Questions Remain: Why Was King’s Name Listed on the Invite Just Days Ago? And Why Was Paul Ryan Willing to Appear Alongside Steve...
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For a period of time following the 2012 election, Republicans were recalcitrant about their approach to immigration reform and Latino voters. The Latino vote overwhelmingly went to Obama over Romney, helping Obama secure the election, and Republicans blamed policies like self-deportation for the loss. Countless Republican commentators registered their...
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There are two things you can count on Steve King for: saying horribly nativist and discriminatory things about immigrants and Latinos — and doubling down on his assertions once they start getting him in trouble. After advocates began calling King out for his latest comments about wanting to deport...
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