Compassionate Conservative Steve King (R-IA): "Deport Haitian illegals so they can help at home"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Rep. King: Deport Haitian illegals so they can help at home

By Raw Story
Friday, January 15th, 2010 -- 4:50 pm

http://rawstory.com/2010/01/king-deport-haitian-illegals/



As rights advocates and lawmakers called on the White House Friday to grant a special shield to thousands of Haitians living illegally in the US, House Rep. Steve King went in another direction.

In an email sent to ABC News, the Iowa Republican argued that deporting Haitians would be good for the island country because it needs their help in the wake of Tuesday's earthquake.

Arguing against granting Haitians "Temporary Protected Status," King wrote: "This sounds to me like open borders advocates exercising the Rahm Emanuel axiom: 'Never let a crisis go to waste.' ... Illegal immigrants from Haiti have no reason to fear deportation, but if they are deported, Haiti is in great need of relief workers, and many of them could be a big help to their fellow Haitians."

Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, would allow undocumented Haitians living in the United States to remain for a set period of time -- usually 18 months. That would allow them to renew or obtain drivers licenses, and work legally.

Supporters of such a move argue that TPS would also help Haiti to rebuild, as immigrants send remittances to loved ones in the poorest country in the Americas, devastated by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday.

[Jennicut]

1. Help with what? These would be untrained people who would get in the way

and put more burden on very little to no resources. Idiot, but we all knew that.

[timeforpeace]

2. We need their help right here, thank you very much.

[malaise]

3. What a fugging dunce

:puke:

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. OMG he is such an ASS

[G_j]

5. send more refugees!

that's the ticket!

do they have homes to go to?

[Bluzmann57]

6. "Oddly" enough

We have heard none of these RW assholes actually volunteer any money, or, maybe, I don't know, actually go to Haiti and help out. king is an embarassment to this great state and all of the USA. Sure wish he'd just go away.

[timeforpeace]

7. Haiti doesn't need Haitians to rebuild. The US Military will do it.