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Rep. Steve King: No Disaster Relief For American Children Of Illegal Immigrants
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October 01, 2010 12:01 pm ET — Matt Finkelstein
As a champion of the anti-immigrant movement, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is well known for making inflammatory, often racially charged statements. In the past, the far-right lawmaker has compared immigrants to "livestock" and described undocumented immigration is a "slow-motion terrorist attack." Back in June, King defended the notorious Arizona crackdown against charges that it would result in racial profiling — which, incidentally, he supports — by arguing that officers can use "what kind of shoes people wear" or "a sixth sense" to determine a person's immigration status.
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Last week, King provided further evidence of his warped stance on immigration. In an interview with conservative radio host Jan Mickelson, King criticized a federal policy that helps American children of noncitizens to apply for disaster assistance. As reported by the Iowa Independent:
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King learned of the policy last week when the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sent out an advisory to members of Congress. While King implied that it was the Obama administration that was to blame, in reality the policy has been in place since at least 2007.
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A minor child who is a citizen, non-citizen national or qualified alien can have a parent or guardian apply for disaster assistance on the child's behalf. No information will be gathered on the adult's status. It does not matter that the parent or guardian is undocumented.
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"What they are saying is if you have a child that is an American, maybe an anchor baby, go ahead and advocate for them," King said. "Come here and we'll help you fill out the paperwork and we guarantee you we're not going to enforce the law against you for being here illegally."
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Asked what he might be able to do about the policy, King replied, "We're trying to put Janet Napolitano in the vice, I've got a couple ideas, and I think that'll unfold in the next two or three weeks." King is also a proponent of ending birthright citizenship guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, so his position is hardly surprising. He believes that some children who are born and raised in the United States aren't really American, so they shouldn't be afforded the rights of citizenship, even when they are victims of a disaster. What's more, King appears to have a problem with disaster relief in general. In 2009, he bragged about voting against aid for victims of Hurricane Katrina, calling it his "best vote" in Congress.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 3:51 PM ET
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