Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSteve King: Ronald Reagan's Amnesty Act Decision 'Brought About Barack Obama's Election'
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) took a stroll down memory lane on Thursday, pointing a finger at a former president for helping Barack Obama get elected.
The Hill notes that King rewinded to the Ronald Reagan administration, criticizing the former president's decision to pass the 1986 Amnesty Act. NPR noted in 2010 that the bill was designed to impose a crackdown on border security with Mexico, but effectively allowed amnesty to any immigrant entering the U.S. prior to 1982.
The Washington Post added in January that as a result, 2.7 million immigrants were awarded green cards. That prompted King to connect some dots on Thursday, tracing that movement to the last two presidential elections.
"[T]hey have to admit that Ronald Reagan's signature on the '86 amnesty act brought about Barack Obama's election," King said on the House floor, according to The Hill.
full article
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/23/steve-king-ronald-reagan_n_3329484.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
5 replies, 1347 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (1)
ReplyReply to this post
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Steve King: Ronald Reagan's Amnesty Act Decision 'Brought About Barack Obama's Election' (Original Post)
DonViejo
May 2013
OP
muntrv
(14,505 posts)1. Forget that Obama was born on August 4, 1961
Raygun's amnesty created Barack Obama!
muntrv
(14,505 posts)2. Steve, don't you have a cross burning to go to?
Enrique
(27,461 posts)3. RWers do something other types don't
they go after ordinary Americans. He isn't attacking Obama here, he is attacking the people that voted for him, and he is attacking them as a group based on their nationality. He is telling them America would be better off without them.
BlueDemKev
(3,003 posts)4. Steve King is a complete Asshole...
...While arguing in favor of repealing Obamacare in Jan. 2011, he was asked by a if he could name a single person who has never sought or needed medical care at any point in their lives. His response? "Yes, all the dead newborns which are found in garbage cans every day."
hauckeye
(635 posts)5. As a native Iowan
now living out of state, I apologize to all that this jerk represents my native state.