Steve King (R-Iowa) Snubbed for Immigration Subcommittee

[monmouth]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/07/king-snubbed-for-immigrat_n_806001.html


WASHINGTON -- Iowa Republican and anti-illegal immigration hardliner Steve King was passed over for the leading position on the House immigration subcommittee on Friday.

Having served as ranking member on the subcommittee since 2007, King was expected to be given the chairmanship this year. Instead, Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) selected Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.), another immigration hawk with a slightly lower media profile.

Taking up the mantle of former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), King has advocated for a variety of anti-illegal immigration proposals during his time in Congress, including building an electric border fence. "It would simply be a discouragement for them to be fooling around with it," said King of the proposed fence. "We do that with livestock all the time."

King's most recent effort has been to alter the definition of citizenship so as to prevent children born to undocumented immigrants in the United States from being recognized as U.S. citizens under the 14th Amendment. On Thursday, King introduced legislation to eliminate birthright citizenship for the children he refers to as "anchor babies."

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[Ikonoklast]

1. Lots of meatpacking in Iowa.

Lots of meatpacking plants in Iowa that busted the unions by bringing in illegal immigrants to work in their packing plants at one-third the previous payroll, little or no in the way of benefits, and no more union to deal with.

Lots of wealthy people getting richer on the back of illegal immigrants that don't want some asshole congressman upsetting their gravy train.

[monmouth]

2. Ahhh, I see the light. Thanks...n/t